Prof. Dr. Danial, M.Ag. is listed as Deputy Katib of the Syuriyah council of the Aceh provincial board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU Aceh) for 2026–2031, the board formed after the 15th NU Aceh regional conference (15–16 February 2026) under Rais Syuriyah Tgk. H. Nuruzzahri Yahya (Waled NU) and executive chair Tgk. H. Faisal Ali. The same name and titles are held by the rector of the State Islamic University (UIN) Sultanah Nahrasiyah Lhokseumawe, very probably the same person, although no source explicitly links the two roles. According to the university profile, the rector was born in Bireuen in 1976, studied at IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta (BA), IAIN Ar-Raniry (MA) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (doctorate). A lecturer in the Faculty of Sharia and former director of the postgraduate programme at IAIN Lhokseumawe, he became rector of IAIN Lhokseumawe on 24 March 2025 and was installed by Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar as the first rector of UIN Sultanah Nahrasiyah for 2025–2029 on 30 June 2025.