Alwi Shihab

Alwi Shihab

Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab (born Rappang, South Sulawesi; 19 August 1946) is the Indonesian Minister of People's Welfare. He was the foreign minister of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001 and is currently the Coordinating 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 the Qur'an.Fact|date=March 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/a/alwi-shihab/alwi_shihab_wawancara.html Profile at TokohIndonesia.com] (In Indonesian)


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