Wahid Hasyim
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Abdul Wahid Hasyim (1 June 1914 Jombang, East Java – 19 April 1953 Cimahi, West Java) was the first Minister of Religious Affairs in the government of President Sukarno of Indonesia, a post he held in 1945, and from 1949 to 1952.
He was the son of Nahdlatul Ulama founder Hasyim Asy'ari and went on to lead the organization.[1] He was succeeded as leader of NU by his son Abdurrahman Wahid, who later became President of Indonesia.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ National Information and Communication Agency 2001, p. 6
[edit] References
- K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid: President of the Republic of Indonesia. National Information and Communication Agency. 2001. OCLC 47863547.
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