<![CDATA[Leadership is a person's way of making a road map to win as a team and organization. In good leadership there will be reliable management skills so as to be able to guide people to be effective efficiently. Likewise, the leadership in the pesantren or commonly referred to as kiai, kiai creates and regulates all activities in the pesantren both in the field of religion and activities that support the talents and interests of the students. The focus of this research and development includes: 1) Leadership of Kiai in Pondok Pesantren Fathul 'Ulum Jombang, 2) Leadership of Kiai in Efforts to Improve the Spirit of Entrepreneur Santri. The research uses descriptive qualitative research with a case study approach. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. For data analysis techniques using: data reduction, display data, data verification. To check the validity of the data by: 1) credibility: a. participation extension, b. persistence of observation, c. triangulation, d. Negative Case Analysis, e. Using reference materials, f. using member check, 2) transferability, 3) dependability, 4) confirmability. The results showed that: (1) The leadership of the Kiai in Pondok Pesantren Fathul 'Ulum Jombang has a characteristic in a kiai that can make the students and pesantren residents obey the kiai, (2) Kiai's leadership in improving the entrepreneurial spirit of the students using a leadership style that is taken from the verses of the Qur'an which can foster a spirit of awareness and facilitate the interest and talent of students in entrepreneurship, and apply several entrepreneurial curricula in Pondok Pesantren to provide students with provisions when struggling in society not only with religious knowledge, but also life skills in themselves in order to support the economy.]]>
