Din Syamsuddin
Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin (born August 31, 1958 ) is an Indonesian politician and university professor. He is the chairman of Muhammadiyah , the largest modernist Islamic organization in Indonesia, and general secretary of the Indonesian Ulema Council.
Life
He studied at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta and later received his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States.
In 2008 he was one of the delegation participants of the 2nd seminar of the Catholic-Muslim Forum .
In July 2010 he was re-elected as chairman of the Muhammadiyah for a further five years. He is Professor of Islamic Political Thought at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta and Chairman of the Center for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilizations.
In the listings of the Prince al-Walid-bin-Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding of Georgetown University and the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center of Jordan , he is listed as one of the 500 most influential Muslims.
He is married and has three children.
Web links
- themuslim500.com: Din Syamsuddin
- muhammadiyah.or.id: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin, MA (Ketua 2005 - sekarang)
References and footnotes
- ↑ acommonword.com: Delegations to the 'Second Catholic-Muslim Forum' ( A common word between us and you )
- ↑ website
- ↑ themuslim500.com ; see also ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2
| Din Syamsuddin (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin; M. Din Syamsuddin; Din Syamsuddin; M. Dien Syamsuddin |
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| SURNAME | Syamsuddin, Din |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Syamsuddin, Muhammad Sirajuddin (full name); Syamsuddin, M. Din; Syamsuddin, M. Dien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian politician, chairman of the Muhammadiyah |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1958 |