Wahid Hasyim
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Abdul Wahid Hasyim | |
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1st Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia | |
In office 30 September 1945 – 14 November 1945 | |
President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | None, new term |
Succeeded by | Rasjidi |
In office 6 September 1950 – 3 April 1952 | |
President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Masjkur |
Succeeded by | Fakih Usman |
In office 20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950 | |
President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Masjkur |
Succeeded by | Masjkur |
Personal details | |
Born | Jombang, East Java, Dutch East Indies | June 1, 1914
Died | April 19, 1953 Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia | (aged 38)
Nationality | Indonesia |
Spouse | Solehah binti K.H. Bisri Syansuri |
Children | K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Aisyah Hamid Baidlowi K.H. Salahuddin Wahid dr. Umar Wahid, Sp.P Lily Chodijah Wahid Hasyim Wahid |
Abdul Wahid Hasyim (June 1, 1914 – April 19, 1953) was the first Minister of Religious Affairs in the government of President Sukarno of Indonesia, a post he held in 1945, and from 1949 to 1952.
He was the son of Nahdlatul Ulama founder Hasyim Asy'ari and went on to lead the organization.[1] In the future his son, Abdurrahman Wahid, also held the same office in NU, and later was elected as President of Indonesia in 1999.
Footnotes
- ^ National Information and Communication Agency 2001, p. 6
References
- K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid: President of the Republic of Indonesia. National Information and Communication Agency. 2001. OCLC 47863547.