Abdurrahman Wahid
KH Abdurrahman Wahid (September 7, 1940 — December 30, 2009),[1] called Gus Dur,[2] was the president of Indonesia from October 20, 1999 to July 23, 2001. He was the first elected president after the end of the Suharto government. He was removed from office in 2001 on charges of being corrupt.[1]
Abdurrahman Wahid | |
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 Wahid at the World Economic Forum in 2000 | |
| 4th President of Indonesia | |
| In office 20 October 1999 – 23 July 2001 | |
| Vice President | Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Preceded by | B. J. Habibie |
| Succeeded by | Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil 7 September 1940 Jombang, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 30 December 2009 (aged 69) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Cause of death | coronary artery and kidney disease and diabetes |
| Resting place | Jombang, East Java, Indonesia 7°36′26″S 112°14′17″E / 7.607243°S 112.237986°E |
| Political party | National Awakening Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sinta Nuriyah (m. 1968) |
| Children | Alissa Qotrunnada Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh Anita Hayatunnufus Inayah Wulandari |
| Parents | Wahid Hasyim Siti Sholehah |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University (Islamic studies 1967) University of Baghdad |
| Profession | Religious leader (Kyai), Politician |
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| Website | www |
He was buried in Jombang, East Java, where a crowd of about 5,000 people went to the funeral. He had been very ill for a long time and was blind.[1]
Early life
Wahid was born in Jombang, East Java, in 1940. His grandfather started Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama, or NU.[2] His father was the first Indonesian minister of religious affairs. The family moved to Jakarta in 1944. In 1959 he went back to Jombang, where he became a teacher and later a school principal. In 1963 he won a scholarship to go to Egypt and study at al-Azhar University in Cairo. He later studied in Baghdad and in the Netherlands. He returned to Indonesia in 1971 and worked as a journalist.[2]
Abdurrahman Wahid Media
Abdurrahman Wahid standing between his mother and father, and behind his siblings and a friend of the family, circa 1952
President Suharto meeting with Abdurrahman Wahid in 1998
Amien Rais and Abdurrahman Wahid conversing during a session of the MPR
1999 version of Abdurrahman Wahid's official presidential portrait
President Abdurrahman Wahid with Japanese Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi in 1999
Abdurrahman Wahid's grave in Jombang
Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna rib
Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna rib
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ex-Indonesia leader Abdurrahman Wahid mourned" (in en). BBC News. December 31, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8435720.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Obituary: Abdurrahman Wahid" (in en). BBC News. December 30, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8435391.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by B. J. Habibie |
President of Indonesia 20 October 1999 – 23 July 2001 |
Succeeded by Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by None |
National Awakening Party nominee for President of Indonesia 1999 (won) |
Succeeded by None |