Alwi Shihab | |
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Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare | |
In office 21 October 2004 – 7 December 2005 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Jusuf Kalla |
Succeeded by | Aburizal Bakrie |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 26 October 1999 – 23 July 2001 | |
President | Abdurrahman Wahid |
Preceded by | Ali Alatas |
Succeeded by | Hassan Wirajuda |
Personal details | |
Born | Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab 19 August 1946 Rappang, South Sulawesi |
Political party | PKB |
Spouse | Ashraf Shahab |
Children | 3 |
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Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab (Arabic: علوي عبد الرحمن شهاب Alawī ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Šihāb) (born 19 August 1946 in South Sulawesi) is a scholar of the interaction of Christian and Muslim communities. Currently he is the Indonesian President's special envoy to the Middle East and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. He held the office of Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare in 2004–2005 and the Foreign Minister of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001.