Idham Chalid | |
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 Idham Chalid in 1960 | |
| 7th Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council | |
| In office 31 March 1978 – 19 March 1983 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Wilopo |
| Succeeded by | Maraden Panggabean |
| 3rd Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 28 October 1971 – 30 September 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Haris Nasution |
| Succeeded by | Adam Malik |
| 6th Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 28 October 1971 – 30 September 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Achmad Sjaichu [id] |
| Succeeded by | Adam Malik |
| Group represented inHouse of Representatives | |
| 1971–1973 | Group ofNahdlatul Ulama |
| 1973–1982 | United Development Party |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1956–1959 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1968–1971 | Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare |
| 1970–1971 | Acting Minister of Social Affairs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1921-08-27)27 August 1921 Satui,Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 11 July 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 88) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Resting place | Darul Qur'an Islamic School complex,Cisarua,Bogor |
| Political party | PPP |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Mastura |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
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Idham Chalid (27 August 1921 – 11 July 2010) was an Indonesian politician, religious leader, and minister, who served as Chairman of thePeople's Consultative Assembly and Chairman of thePeople's Representative Council from 1972 until 1977. He was also a prominent leader of theNahdlatul Ulama (NU).
He was appointed aNational Hero of Indonesia, along with 6 other figures, based on Presidential Decree No. 113/TK/Year 2011 dated 7 November 2011. On 19 December 2016, he was immortalized in the new redesign of Rp. 5.000, newrupiah banknote.
Idham Chalid was born on August 27, 1921, in Satui,Tanah Bumbu regency, in the southeast portion ofSouth Kalimantan. He is the eldest of five children. His father was Muhammad Chalid, a person from Amuntai, about 200 kilometers fromBanjarmasin. When he was six years old, his family moved to Amuntai and lived in the Tangga Ulin area, his father's ancestral hometown.[1]
He was admitted to the second grade of Amuntai People's School (SR). After graduating from there, he continued his education to Madrasah Ar-Rasyidiyyah in 1922. Idham continued his education at the Gontor Islamic Boarding School located inPonorogo,East Java. Becoming fluent in a number of languages, includingJapanese. After graduating from Gontor, 1943, he continued his education inJakarta. In the capital, his fluency resulted in him being employed as a translator between the Japanese and the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
Around this time, he graduated from an Islamic teaching college, and would go on to work as a teacher at Islamic institutes from 1943-1945.[1]
Following the Proclamation of Independence, he joined the Indonesian People's Union, a local party, which then moved to the Indonesian Muslim Union. After working in local government, in 1950 he became a member of thePeople's Representative Council. After a short period as secretary general of the Nahdlatul Ulama, in 1956 he became chairman, a position he held until 1984. In March 1956, he was appointed second deputy prime minister in theSecond Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet, and four years later became deputy chairman of thePeople's Consultative Assembly.[2][3][4] In 1960, afterMasyumi Party was banned byPresident Sukarno.
Following thefall of President Sukarno, he served in theAmpera Cabinet andRevised Ampera Cabinet as minister of people's welfare from July 1966 until June 1968. He was reappointed to theFirst Development Cabinet as state minister for people's welfare. From 1972 to 1977, he was bothspeaker of the People's Representative Council and chairman of thePeople's Consultative Assembly.[2][3][5]
Idham died in Cipete, South Jakarta on 11 July 2010 ten years after suffering a stroke.[6] He was buried in the grounds of the Darul Qur`an Islamic Boarding School complex in Cisarua, Bogor. He was named aNational Hero of Indonesia based on 113/TK/Tahun Presidential Decree No. 2011 dated 7 November 2011. He became the third Banjarese to receive the title.[1][7][8]
Following the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 31 of 5 September 2016,Bank Indonesia introduced seven new banknote designs featuring national heroes. Idham Chalid's face is featured on the obverse of the Rp 5,000 banknote.[9] Idham Chalid's face is also featured on the newer 2022 series.
Idham Chalid is now used as a name of hall inAmuntai, as well as in South Kalimantan Government Complex inBanjarbaru, the current province's capital. His name is also named ashospital inCiawi, Bogor.[10][11][12]
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly 1971–1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Achmad Sjaichu | Speaker of the House of Representatives 1971–1977 | |
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