جمعية خير | |
Formation | 1901 |
---|---|
Founder | Aḥmad Basandiet Muḥammad bin ʻAbdullah Shahāb Muḥammad al-Fakhir bin ʻAbdurrahman al-Mashhoor Idrus bin Aḥmad Shahāb |
Type | Foundation |
Purpose | Religious islamic; Education |
Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Location | |
Coordinates | 6°11′26″S 106°48′55″E / 6.190668°S 106.815351°E |
Region served | Indonesia |
Website | jamiatkheir |
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.