Nasaruddin Umar is an Indonesian islamic scholar who is currently serving as Minister for Religious Affairs and the grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque and the founder of the Indonesian interfaith organization Masyarakat Dialog antar Umat Beragama and was vice minister (2011–2014) in the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs. He is also a member of the UK-Indonesia Advisory Team, founded by UK prime minister Tony Blair.[2]
Nasaruddin Umar | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 25th Minister of Religious Affairs | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2024 | |
| President | Prabowo Subianto |
| Deputy | Muhammad Syafi'i |
| Preceded by | Yaqut Cholil Qoumas |
| 5th Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Mustafa Yaqub |
| 1st Vice Minister of Religious Affairs | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Vice President | Boediono |
| Succeeded by | Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1959 Bone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Awards |  Star of Mahaputera (2014)[1] |
He is the author of 12 books, among them: Argumen Kesetaraan Gender Perspektif Al-Quran (Paramadina, 1999), which examines gender bias in the Quran.[3]
Education
editNasaruddin Umar did his postgraduate studies at Syarif Hidayatullah University, Jakarta resulting is a Magister degree (1992), and a doctorate (1998).
During his doctorate studies, he was a visiting student for a PhD Program at McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1993–1994), and a visiting student for a PhD Program at Leiden University, Netherlands (1994–1995).
After achieving his doctorate, he was a visiting scholar at Sopia University, Tokyo (2001), a visiting scholar at SOAS University of London (2001–2002), and a visiting Scholar at Georgetown University, Washington DC (2003–2004).
References
edit- ^ Penerima Tanda Kehormatan RI dalam Rangka Purna Tugas KIB Jilid II (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Indonesian Embassy in the UK Website". Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ Article in islamlib.com[usurped]
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