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Abdurahman Wahid

His Excellency
K. H.

Abdurrahman Wahid
President Abdurrahman Wahid - Indonesia.jpg
4th President of Indonesia
In office
20 October 1999 – 23 July 2001
Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri
Preceded by Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie
Succeeded by Megawati Sukarnoputri
Personal details
Born Abdurrahman Addakhil
(1940-09-07)7 September 1940
Jombang, East Java, Dutch East Indies
Died 30 December 2009(2009-12-30) (aged 69)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place Jombang, East Java, Indonesia
Political party National Awakening Party
Spouse(s) Sinta Nuriyah
Children 4
Alma mater Karachi Grammar School
Al-Azhar University (Islamic studies 1967)
University of Baghdad
Profession Religious Leader (Kyai), Politician
Religion Sunni Islam
Signature
Website www.gusdur.net

Abdurrahman Wahid, born Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil (About this sound pronunciation  ahb-doo-RAH-mahn wah-HEED; 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), colloquially known as About this sound 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 (PKB), Wahid was the first elected president of Indonesia after the resignation of Suharto in 1998.


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