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Mahfud MD
Mahfud MD in 2013
14th Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs
Assumed office
23 October 2019
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byWiranto
2nd Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia
In office
19 August 2008 – 3 April 2013
Preceded byJimly Asshiddiqie
Succeeded byAkil Mochtar
24th Minister of Justice and Human Rights
In office
20 July 2001 – 23 July 2001
PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid
Preceded byMarsilam Simanjuntak
Succeeded byYusril Ihza Mahendra
22nd Minister of Defence
In office
26 August 2000 – 20 July 2001
PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid
Preceded byJuwono Sudarsono
Succeeded byAgum Gumelar
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Mahfud

(1957-05-13) 13 May 1957 (age 67)
Sampang, East Java, Indonesia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
National Awakening Party (until 2008)
Spouse
Zaizatun Nihayati
(m. 1982)
Children3
Alma materIslamic University of Indonesia (S.H.)
Gajah Mada University (S.U., M.I.P., Dr.)
ProfessionLawyer

Mohammad Mahfud MD[1] (born Mohammad Mahfud; 13 May 1957), commonly known as Mahfud MD,[2] is an Indonesian politician and lawyer and is the currently-appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia.[3][4] He is of Madurese descent, born in Sampang, a regency on Madura Island. He was the chief justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, member of the People's Representative Council (DPR) of National Awakening Party and also was the Minister of Defense and Minister of Justice and Human Rights under the Wahid Presidency. He completed his five-year term as chief justice back in April 2013 and has announced that he would not seek reelection as chief justice.[5] The end of Mahfud's time as chief justice was subsequently followed by intention to run for the presidential seat in 2014,[6] which was eventually won by former Governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.

Mahfud holds a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in constitutional law (1993) from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. Since 1984, he has also been a professor of constitutional law at the faculty of law at the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) in Yogyakarta. He has also taught in a number of other universities in Indonesia.

Minister of Defense

Mahfud was appointed as Minister of Defense by President Abdurrahman Wahid on 23 August 2000. The appointment of Mahfud as the Minister of Defense caused controversy, after being rumored that the appointment was disagreed by vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri, although Mahfud later admitted that he met Megawati in personal, and confirmed that she didn't have any problems with his appointment.[7] Following a cabinet reshuffle on 20 July 2001, Mahfud moved from the defense portfolio and was appointed Minister of Justice and Human Rights. He held office briefly until Wahid's impeachment by the People's Consultative Assembly a few days later and the Mutual Assistance Cabinet's formation.[8]

2004 Parliamentary Elections

In 2004, Mahfud became one of the National Awakening Party's nominees for the 2004 parliament election. He was successful in the elections and become a member of the People's Representative Council (DPR) for the term of 2004–2009. He sat on a number of parliamentary commissions during his term in parliament.

Constitutional Court Judge

In 2008, Mahfud selected as one of the constitutional judges. In the Indonesian Constitutional Court election for chief justice, he narrowly defeated the incumbent Jimly Asshiddiqie to become the second chief justice of the court. He ultimately resigned from parliament upon taking office. He served in the position until his term ended in April 2013.

Mahfud attracted considerable publicity during his period at the court.[9] The court is regarded as having made some progressive decisions and transformed the Constitutional Court being free of corruption during his time as chief justice but has also issued some surprising decisions such as an unexpected ruling in late 2012 that the existence of the upstream oil and gas regulatory agency BPMigas was unconstitutional.[10]

Role in public life

Mahfud has been married to Zaizatun Nihayati (Yatie) since 1982. The couple has three children, Ikhwan Zein, Vina Amalia, and Royhan Akbar. Mahfud is well known as a commentator and public speaker. He often comments on issues concerning human rights in Indonesia. His comments, for example about the rights of atheists and communists under Indonesian law caused a fuss in mid-2012 when he said people could only be punished for being atheists or communists if they behaved in a way that breached the national ideology of Pancasila.[11] More recently, in September 2012 he was critical of a proposal from the National Counterterrorist Agency to certify Islamic clerics and scholars as a way of minimising the risk of radicalism.[12]

Towards the end of 2012 there was increased speculation about the possibility that Mahfud would become a candidate in the 2014 presidential elections in Indonesia. Several polls indicated high support for Mahfud amongst some groups of voters. In November 2012 he stood for, and was elected to, the position of chair of the Islamic Students Alumni Association (KAHMI), an influential Moslem organisation. His decision to successfully seek election as the chair of KAHMI, and being selected ahead of other well-known politicians such as Anas Urbaningrum, was seen as boosting his credibility as a potential presidential candidate.[13]

Awards

At the first edition of Seputar Indonesia Awards by RCTI, year 2011, Mahfud MD was named as the newsmaker of the year, beating US President Barack Obama and World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati.[14]

References

  1. ^ Bagus Prihantoro Nugroho (9 August 2018). "Siapa Nama Panjang Mahfud Md? Ini Jawabannya". Detik.com (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ "Profil Hakim Prof. Dr. Moh. Mahfud MD., S.H." Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Mahfud MD ditunjuk jadi Menko Polhukam" [Mahfud MD appointed as Minister for political, legal and security affairs]. Kompas. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Indonesian President Jokowi announces new Cabinet". The Straits Times. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. ^ 'Mahfud leaves MK with controversies', The Jakarta Post, 24 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Mahfud confirms readiness to run for president". The Jakarta Post. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2018..
  7. ^ Rita Triana Budiarti, Terus mengalir [Keep flowing], Konstitusi Press, Jakarta, 2013
  8. ^ Ready Susanto, Mari mengenal kabinet Indonesia [Let's know the cabinet of Indonesia], Lazuardi Buku Utama, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. ^ Constitutional Court Chief Mahfud MD to Step Down in April', The Jakarta Globe, 22 November 2012.
  10. ^ 'Mahfud leaves MK with controversies', The Jakarta Post, 24 November 2012.
  11. ^ 'Mahfud reaffirms support for atheists', The Jakarta Post, 17 July 2012.
  12. ^ Andi Hajramurni, 'Cleric certification is a human rights violation: Mahfud MD' Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, The Jakarta Post, 10 September 2012.
  13. ^ Bagus BT Saragih, 'Mahfud beats Anas to lead top Muslim group', The Jakarta Post, 3 December 2012.
  14. ^ 'Mahfud MD beats Obama, Sri Mulyani as newsmaker of the year', The Jakarta Post 18 May 2011.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia
2008-2012
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defense
2000-2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Law and Human Rights
2001
Succeeded by