Arief Hidayat | |
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5th Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | |
In office 14 January 2015 – Incumbent |
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Appointed by | Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | Hamdan Zoelva |
4th Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | |
In office 6 November 2013 – 14 January 2015 |
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Appointed by | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Hamdan Zoelva |
Succeeded by | Anwar Usman |
Personal details | |
Born |
Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia |
3 February 1956
Nationality | Indonesian |
Alma mater | Diponegoro University |
Profession | Justice |
Religion | Islam |
Arief Hidayat (born 3 February, 1956) is the fifth and current Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Previously, he was a professor of law at his alma mater, Diponegoro University.
In January 2017, Hidayat led an investigation of his colleagues relating to a graft scandal on the court. Hidayat cleared the names of two of his fellow justices, I Dewa Gede Palguna and Manahan Sitompul, but discovered evidence that led to the dismissal of (former) fellow justice Patrialis Akbar.