Achmad Hasyim Muzadi
Achmad Hasyim Muzadi (born August 8, 1944 in Tuban , East Java ; † March 16, 2017 in Malang , East Java) was an influential Indonesian politician . He was the chairman (tanfidziyah) of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, and was succeeded by Said Aqil Siradj .
The Indonesian presidential elections in 2004 were Megawati Soekarnoputri and Hasyim Muzadi 26.2% of the vote but lost in the second round against Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla . In 2006 he was one of the signatories of an open letter from Islamic scholars to Pope Benedict XVI. after his Regensburg speech .
literature
- yale.edu: 500 most influential Muslims in the world (2010) (PDF; 4.8 MB), p. 56 f.
- Robin Bush: Nahdlatul Ulama and the struggle for power within Islam and politics in Indonesia . 2009 ( excerpts from Google Books )
Web links
- Hasyim Muzadi
- Short biography
- Hasyim Muzadi the most influential Muslim figure from Indonesia
- Ahmad Hasyim Muzadi
References and footnotes
- ↑ Vice president leads funeral ceremony of Hasyim Muzadi. In: antaranews.com. March 17, 2017, accessed March 17, 2017 .
- ^ Richel Langit: Indonesia begins cavorting for coalitions. In: atimes.com. (English).
- ↑ Open letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. In: islam.de. (PDF; 224 kB).
| Achmad Hasyim Muzadi (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Ahmed Hashim Musadi; Ahmed Hasyim Muzadi; Ahmad Hasyim Muzadi; Hasyim Muzadi |
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| SURNAME | Muzadi, Achmad Hasyim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian politician, former chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tuban , East Java , Indonesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 2017 |
| Place of death | Malang , East Java , Indonesia |