Saifuddin Zuhri

Saifuddin Zuhri
9th Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
In office
6 March 1962 – 17 October 1967
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byK.H. M. Wahib Wahab
Succeeded byKH. Muhammad Dahlan
Personal details
Born(1919-10-01)1 October 1919
Kawedanan Sokaraja, Banyumas, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
Died25 March 1986(1986-03-25) (aged 66)
Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyNahdlatul Ulama
SpouseSolichah
RelationsSalahuddin Wahid (son in-law)
Children10, including Lukman

Saifuddin Zuhri (1 October 1919 – 25 March 1986) was an Indonesian politician, journalist, educator and Muslim cleric who was the Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia under President Sukarno and Acting President Suharto.[1]

  1. ^ Federspiel, Howard M. (1995). A Dictionary of Indonesian Islam. Ohio University, Center for International Studies. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-89680-182-0.