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Ma'ruf Amin

Politician

Ma'ruf Amin is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ma'ruf Amin · Maaruf Amin · Maruf Amin · Ma’ruf Amin · Мааруф Амин · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ma'ruf Al-Karkhi · Амин, Мааруф				[sources]
Weak alias	マールフ・アミン · 馬恩·阿明				[sources]
Birth date	1943-03-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Kresek				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Indonesia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Amin				[sources]
Political association	Independent politician · Nahdlatul Ulama · National Awakening Party · United Development Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12497177				[sources]
Position	Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (2015-) · Supreme Leader of Nahdlatul Ulama (2015-2018) · Vice President of Indonesia (2019-2024)				[sources]
Education	Ibn Khaldun Bogor University (1964-1967) · Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School (1958-1961) · Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-01-16	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

13th and current Vice President of Indonesia, Islamic cleric

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Siti Nur Azizah Ma'ruf Close Associate	child	-	-
Wury Estu Handayani Close Associate	spouse	2014	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council	2015-08-27	-

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,016

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions540,249

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