Idham Chalid

Idham Chalid
3rd Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly
In office
1972–1977
President Suharto
Preceded by Abdul Harris Nasution
Succeeded by Adam Malik
5th Chairman of the House of Representatives
In office
1968–1977
President Suharto
Preceded by Mursalin Daeng Mamangung
Succeeded by Adam Malik
1st Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia
In office
6 June 1968  28 March 1973
President Suharto
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Surono Reksodimejo
List of Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office
24 March 1956  9 July 1959
President Sukarno
Preceded by Djanu Ismadi
Harsono Tjokroaminoto
Succeeded by None
Personal details
Born (1921-08-27)August 27, 1921
Netherlands Satui, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies
Died July 11, 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 88)
Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
Religion Islam

Idham Chalid (Satui, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies, August 27, 1921 – Jakarta, Indonesia, July 11, 2010, at the age of 88 years) is one of the politicians and ministers Indonesia influential in his time. Apart from being a politician, he was active in religious activities, and he served as Ra'is Tanfidziyah (Chairman of the Executive Committee) of Nahdlatul Ulama in 1956–1984.

Career

Since he was a teenager, Idham's career at NU continues to climb. When NU was still in the Masjumi (1950), he became the chairman of the Star Crescent Party in South Kalimantan. Meanwhile, he was also a member of the House of Representatives of the United States of the Republic of Indonesia (RIS) (1949–1950). Two years later, he was elected chairman of the Idham Maarif NU Institute of Education (1952–1956). Later, he was chosen to be the chairman of NU in 1956. In fact, he is the longest serving chairman of NU.

Meanwhile, in the executive branch of the state government, he was appointed minister several times, both during the Old Order and the New Order. When Bung Karno fell in 1966, he became a presidium member of Cabinet Ampera I and Ampera Cabinet II; he was made chairman of the MPR / DPR for the period of 1971–1977. Much earlier, during the Cabinet Sastroamidjojo II, he also served as deputy PM. Lastly, he also served as Chairman DPA.

National Hero

Idham was named a National Hero of Indonesia, along with six other figures, based on 113/TK/Tahun Presidential Decree No. 2011 dated 7 November 2011.

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