Abdurrahman Wahid

Politician

1940 – 2009

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Who was Abdurrahman Wahid?

Abdurrahman Wahid, born Abdurrahman Addakhil, colloquially known as Gus Dur, was an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. The long-time president of the Nahdlatul Ulama and the founder of the National Awakening Party, Wahid was the first elected president of Indonesia after the resignation of Suharto in 1998.

Like many Indonesian names, "Abdurrahman Wahid" does not contain a family name. The name "Wahid" is patronymic. His popular nickname Gus Dur, is derived from Gus, a common honorific for a son of kyai, from short-form of bagus; and Dur, short-form of his name, Abdurrahman.

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Born
Sep 7, 1940
Jombang Regency
Also known as
  • Abdurrahman Addakhil
  • Gus Dur
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Javanese people
Nationality
  • Indonesia
Profession
Education
  • Al-Azhar University
  • Karachi Grammar School
  • University of Baghdad
Died
Dec 30, 2009
Jakarta

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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