- Alwi Shihab
Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab (born
Rappang ,South Sulawesi ;19 August 1946 ) is theIndonesia n Minister of People's Welfare. He was theforeign minister ofIndonesia from 1999 to 2001 and is currently theCoordinating Minister for People's Welfare .Alwi Shihab was born of a noble prophetic lineage. His great grandfathers include, 'Ali Zain Al-'Abideen, the son of Imam al-Hussein, the son of Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Sayyidah Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, thus he is of Hadhrami Arab descent. [The Straits Times, June 1, 2007, Insight–Boosting links, 'software' to rekindle Arab ties, by Jeremy Au Yong] [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A30378-2003Jan8?language=printer Indonesia's Radical Arabs Raise Suspicions of Moderate Countrymen] ]
He has continuously tried to present
Islam as an inclusive, moderate religion, basing this on his reading of theQur'an .Fact|date=March 2007References
External links
* [http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/a/alwi-shihab/alwi_shihab_wawancara.html Profile at TokohIndonesia.com] (In Indonesian)
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