Jamiat Kheir

Jamiat Kheir
جمعية خير
Formation1901
FounderAḥmad Basandiet
Muḥammad bin ʻAbdullah Shahāb
Muḥammad al-Fakhir bin ʻAbdurrahman al-Mashhoor
Idrus bin Aḥmad Shahāb
TypeFoundation
PurposeReligious islamic; Education
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Location
Coordinates6°11′26″S 106°48′55″E / 6.190668°S 106.815351°E / -6.190668; 106.815351
Region served
Indonesia
Websitejamiatkheir.sch.id

Jamiat Kheir (Jam'iyyatou Khair; Arabic: جمعية خير; Arabic pronunciation: [dʒamʕijjatu xair]; different Latin spellings have also been used in the past, such as Djamiat Chair, Djameat Geir, Djamijat Chaer, Jam'iyyat khair or Jamiatul Khair) is one of a few early private institutions in Indonesia that is engaged in education, and is instrumental in the history of Indonesian struggle against Dutch colonialism, preceding Sarekat Islam and Budi Utomo. It is headquartered in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.