Ma'ruf Amin

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name. The name Amin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ma'ruf.
Ma'ruf Amin
Official portrait, 2019
13th Vice President of Indonesia
In office
20 October 2019 – 20 October 2024
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byJusuf Kalla
Succeeded byGibran Rakabuming Raka
Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council
In office
27 August 2015 – 27 November 2020
Inactive from 20 October 2019
Preceded byDin Syamsuddin
Succeeded by
Supreme Leader of Nahdlatul Ulama
In office
6 August 2015 – 22 September 2018
Preceded byMustofa Bisri
Succeeded byMiftachul Achyar
Groups represented in Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council
1971–1973Groups of Nahdlatul Ulama
1973–1982United Development Party
Groups represented in People's Representative Council
1997–1998United Development Party
1998–2004National Awakening Party
Other government roles
2007–2014Member of Presidential Advisory Council
2017–2019Member of BPIP Steering Committee
Personal details
Born
Ma'ruf al-Kharki[1]

(1943-03-11) 11 March 1943 (age 81)
Tangerang, Japanese-occupied East Indies
Political partyPKB (1998–2006, 2024–present)[2]
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
  • Siti Churiyah
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    (m. 1964; died 2013)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2014)​
    [3]
Children9 children[3]
EducationTebuireng Islamic Boarding School [id]
Alma mater
Occupation
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Ma'ruf Amin (born 11 March 1943) is an Indonesian politician, Islamic cleric, and lecturer who served as the 13th vice president of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024.[4] Aged nearly 77 years old when inaugurated, he is the oldest Indonesian vice president to ever be sworn in.

He was the chairman of the Ulema Council of Indonesia (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, or MUI) when he accepted the vice-presidential nomination.[5] On 9 August 2018, President Joko Widodo announced that Ma'ruf would be his running mate in the 2019 Indonesian presidential election. Following his candidacy, he resigned as General Leader (rais 'aam syuriah) of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the world's largest Islamic organization.

  1. ^ A. Muchlishon Rochmat (7 September 2018). "Nama Kecil KH Ma'ruf Amin" [Given name of KH Ma'ruf Amin] (in Indonesian). Nahdlatul Ulama. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ Wienanto (25 August 2024). "Ma'ruf Amin Terpilih Jadi Ketua Dewan Syuro PKB lewat Muktamar". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Siti Afifiyah (21 October 2019). "Cinta Beda Usia 31 Tahun Maruf Amin-Wury Estu Handayani". Tagar.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Vice President's Profile". wapresri.go.id. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Kepengurusan MUI | Majelis Ulama Indonesia". mui.or.id. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2016.