Quraish Shihab

Quraish Shihab
قريش شهاب
Portrait of Muhammad Quraish Shihab as Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
Minister of Religious Affairs
In office
14 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byTarmizi Taher
Succeeded byMalik Fajar
Other roles
1992–1998Rector of Syarif Hidayatullah University
1984–Board member of Indonesian Ulema Council
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Quraish Shihab

(1944-02-16) 16 February 1944 (age 80)
Rappang, Celebes, Japanese-occupied East Indies
SpouseFatmawaty Assegaf
Children5[1]
Parents
Websitewww.quraishshihab.com

Muhammad Quraish Shihab (Arabic: محمّد قريش شهاب; Muḥammad Qurayš Šihāb; born 16 February 1944) is an Indonesian Muslim scholar in the sciences of the Qur'an, an author, an Academic Scholar, and former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Seventh Development Cabinet (1998). He is the older brother of the former Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Alwi Shihab.

  1. ^ "Quraish Shihab si Pengubah Dunia". Tempo (in Indonesian). Aug 26, 2012. Retrieved Aug 17, 2014.