Djohan Effendi

Djohan Effendi
Secretary of State
In office
29 May 2000 – 23 July 2001
PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid
Preceded byBondan Gunawan
Succeeded byBambang Kesowo
Personal details
Born(1939-10-01)1 October 1939
Kandangan, Dutch East Indies
Died17 November 2017(2017-11-17) (aged 78)
Geelong, Australia
CitizenshipIndonesian
Alma materSunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Deakin University (Ph.D.)

Djohan Effendi (1 October 1939 – 17 November 2017)[1] was the Secretary of State of Indonesia, under President Abdurrahman Wahid from 2000 to 2001.[2] He was an Ahmadi and belonged to the Lahore branch and was an ardent advocate for the Ahmadiyya movement. He was known for having been a prominent liberal thinker of Islam in Indonesia, more specifically based in Yogyakarta and a part of the Jogja-based liberal Islamic intellectual group known as the Limited Group led by Mukti Ali.[3] He also served as chair of the International Centre for Religious Pluralism and voiced criticism toward the issuance of the fatwa by Majelis Ulama Indonesia targeting religious pluralism in 2005.[4]

Effendi was considered to be a senior figure amongst Indonesian liberal Islamic activists, and was characterized by Budhy Munawar Rachman as a progressive Islamic scholar and as 'militant fighter for tolerance'.[5] His name is included in the book 50 Tokoh Liberal di Indonesia (50 Liberal Figures in Indonesia) among the pioneers of the Indonesian liberal movement together with Nurcholish Madjid and Abdurrahman Wahid.

  1. ^ Akbar, Wishnugroho (2017-11-17). "Djohan Effendi, Sahabat Kental Gus Dur Meninggal Dunia" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  2. ^ (in Indonesian) Ahmad Gaus A. F., Sang pelintas batas: biografi Djohan Effendi, Penerbit Buku Kompas, 2009, 9786029556612 ISBN 602-95566-1-4
  3. ^ Kersten, Carool. Islam in Indonesia the Contest for Society, Ideas and Values. (2015) C. Hurst & Co.
  4. ^ Moch Nur Ichwan, Towards a Puritanical Moderate Islam: The Majelis Ulama Indonesia and the Politics of Religious Orthodoxy. ISEAS Publishing. Retrieved 9-9-2017.
  5. ^ Munawar-Rahman, Budhy. Pesan-Pesan Al-Qur'an:Mencoba Megerti Intisari Kitab Suci. (2012) Jakarta:National Liberay, pp.1-17