In the political history of Indonesia, Ma'ruf Amin is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Ma'ruf Amin as 13th Vice President of Indonesia.
Ma'ruf Amin was born at Kresek in 1943. His recorded nationality is Indonesia. He was educated at Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School and Ibn Khaldun Bogor University.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
He served as Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (from 2015), Supreme Leader of Nahdlatul Ulama (2015–2018) and Vice President of Indonesia (2019–2024).
His political affiliation is recorded as Partai Persatuan Pembangunan and Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
That the career was made in Indonesia is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Achievements
- Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (from 2015)
- Supreme Leader of Nahdlatul Ulama (2015–2018)
- Vice President of Indonesia (2019–2024)
- Educated at Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School and Ibn Khaldun Bogor University
