Muhammad Ilyas (politician)
Appearance
Muhammad Ilyas | |
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7th Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia) | |
In office 12 August 1955 – 10 July 1959 | |
President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Masjkur |
Succeeded by | K.H.M. Wahib Wahab |
Personal details | |
Born | Kraksaan, Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia | November 23, 1911
Died | December 5, 1970 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 59)
Muhammad Ilyas (November 23, 1911, Kraksaan, Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia – December 5, 1970, Jakarta, Indonesia, at the age of 59) was the Minister of Religious Affairs in 1955-1959 in the Burhanuddin Harahap Cabinet, Second Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet, and the Djuanda Cabinet in the reign of the first Indonesian president Sukarno.[1] He also served as Indonesian ambassador to Saudi Arabia for six years, from 1959.[2]
KH Muhammad Ilyas is the in-law of Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni, Minister of Religious Affairs in the United Indonesia Cabinet from 2004-2009.
In 1969, he led the Indonesian delegation following a Summit, which was attended by 26 Islamic countries in Rabat, Morocco which discussed the Palestine-Israel conflict.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ KH Muhammad Ilyas, Ikhlas Mengabdi dan berjuang, diakses pada 18 Agustus 2009
- ^ Kiai Ilyas Selamatkan Bentrok Jemaah Haji Malaysia, diakses pada 18 Agustus 2009
- ^ KH Muhammad Ilyas, Ikhlas Mengabdi dan berjuang, diakses pada 18 Agustus 2009