Salahuddin Wahid | |
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Member of People's Consultative Assembly | |
In office 1998 – 30 September 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jombang, Japanese Indies | 11 September 1942
Died | 2 February 2020 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 77)
Relations | Wahid Hasyim (father) Abdurrahman Wahid (brother) |
Alma mater | Bandung Institute of Technology |
Salahuddin Wahid (11 September 1942 – 2 February 2020), colloquially known as Gus Solah, was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and politician. He originated from a Nahdlatul Ulama family, and was the younger brother of Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid. He served in the country's People's Consultative Assembly (1998–1999), and as the vice chair of the National Commission on Human Rights (2002–2004). During the 2004 Indonesian presidential election, he became the running mate to Wiranto, though the ticket lost the election.