Mohammad Mahfud

Mohammad Mahfud MD (born May 13, 1957) is an Indonesian politician. He is of Madurese descent, born in Sampang, a city on Madura Island. He was the Minister of Defense in the government of Abdurrahman Wahid, and served as a member of the National Awakening Party in the People's Representative Council from 2004 to 2008, when he was elected a Constitutional Judge. Currently he is Chairman of the Indonesian Constitutional Court.

Wahid Presidency

Mahfud was appointed as Minister of Defense by President Abdurrahman Wahid on August 23, 2000, during a cabinet shuffle. He held office until Wahid's impeachment by the People's Consultative Assembly in 2001.

2004 Parliament Election

In the 2004 election, Mahfud were became one of the National Awakening Party's nominees for the 2009 parliament election, and selected to become a People's Representative Council member.

Constitutional Court

In 2008, Mahfud was one of the Constitutional Judges selected by the Yudhoyono government and the People's Representative Council, and in the Indonesian Constitutional Court chairman election, he narrowly defeated the incumbent candidate Jimly Asshiddiqie to become the second chairman of the Indonesian Constitutional Court.

Award

At the first edition of Seputar Indonesia Awards by RCTI, Mahfud MD was named as newsmakers of the year, beating US President Barack Obama and World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati.^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/18/mahfud-md-beats-obama-sri-mulyani-newsmaker-year.html

External links

• Mohammad Mahfud MD Ketua Mahkamah Kosntitusi 2008-2011

Preceded by Jimly Asshiddiqie	Chairman of Indonesian Constitutional Court 2008–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Juwono Sudarsono	Minister of Defense 2000-2004	Succeeded by Matori Abdul Jalil

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Name	Mahfud, Mohammad
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Short description	Minister of Defense
Date of birth	May 13, 1957
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