Ma'ruf Amin

Ma'ruf Amin
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 Ulema Council of Indonesia
In office
27 August 2015 – 27 November 2020
Preceded byDin Syamsuddin
Supreme Leader of Nahdlatul Ulama
In office
6 August 2015 – 22 September 2018
Preceded byMustofa Bisri
Succeeded byMiftachul Akhyar (acting)
Personal details
Born (1943-03-11) 11 March 1943 (age 81)
Ma'ruf al-Karkhi Tangerang, Japanese East Indies
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		United Development Party
National Awakening Party
Spouse(s)
Siti Churiyah
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(m. 1964; died 2013)​

Wury Estu Handayani
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(m. 2014)​
Children8
Alma materIbnu Khaldun University, Bogor
OccupationPolitician, cleric

Ma'ruf Amin (born 11 March 1943) is an Indonesian politician and Islamic cleric. He was the chairman of the Ulema Council of Indonesia.[1] On 21 May 2019, Ma'ruf was elected Vice President of Indonesia.[2]

On 9 August 2018, President Joko Widodo announced that Ma'ruf would be his running mate in the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.

References

  1. ↑ "Ketua MUI | Majelis Ulama Indonesia". mui.or.id. Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  2. ↑ Ghaliya, Ghina (21 May 2019). "KPU names Jokowi winner of election". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 21 May 2019.