Ma'ruf Amin

Ma'ruf Amin (born 11 March 1943) is an Indonesian politician and Islamic cleric. He is the chairman of the Ulema Council of Indonesia. On 21 May 2019, Ma'ruf was elected Vice President of Indonesia.

Ma'ruf Amin
13th Vice President of Indonesia
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 October 2019
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Jusuf Kalla
Chairman of the Ulema Council of Indonesia
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 August 2015
Preceded by	Din Syamsuddin
Supreme Leader of Nahdlatul Ulama
In office 6 August 2015 – 22 September 2018
Preceded by	Mustofa Bisri
Succeeded by	Miftachul Akhyar (acting)
Personal details
Born	11 March 1943 (aged 82) Ma'ruf al-Karkhi Tangerang, Japanese East Indies
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	United Development Party National Awakening Party
Spouse(s)	Siti Churiyah ​ ​ (m. 1964; died 2013)​ Wury Estu Handayani ​ ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	8
Alma mater	Ibnu Khaldun University, Bogor
Occupation	Politician, cleric

On 9 August 2018, President Joko Widodo announced that Ma'ruf would be his running mate in the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.

Ma'ruf Amin Media

• Official portrait of Ma'ruf Amin as a member of the People's Representative Council in 1999

• Portrait of Ma'ruf Amin and his first wife, Siti Churiyah.

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