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Yusril Ihza Mahendra
Yusril Ihza Mahendra (born 5 February 1956) is an Indonesian lawyer, politician and academic, who is currently serving as the leader of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) since 2015. Previously, he served as the leader of the PBB from 1998 until 2005, Minister of Justice and Human Rights from 2004 until 2007, and member of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2009. Born on 5 February 1956, he attended the University of Indonesia. Graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy. He would go on to work as a speechwriter for presidents Suharto and B. J. Habibie. He founded the PBB in 1998, and was later elected a member of the People's Representative Council in the 1999 legislative elections, and was subsequently appointed as Minister of Justice and Human Rights in 2001 by president Megawati Sukarnoputri. He served as minister until 2004, when he became the State Secretary of Indonesia, going on to serve from 2004 until 2007. Yusril is married with Rika Tolentino Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescent Star Party (Indonesia)
The Crescent Star Party ( id, Partai Bulan Bintang) is a political party in Indonesia. History The party's origins go back to the banning of the Islamic Masyumi Party by Sukarno in 1960. After the ban, supporters and followers of the party established the Crescent Star Family (''Keluarga Bulan Bintang'') to continue to press for the implementation of Sharia law and Islamic teaching in Indonesia. Following the fall of Sukarno and the transition to the New Order in which Suharto came to power, members of the organization wanted to revive the Masyumi Party, but this was not allowed by the new regime. In the 1970s, in a meeting in Malang, a new party called Parmusi (''Partai Muslimin Indonesia'', Muslim Party of Indonesia) was formed. It came fourth in the 1971 legislative elections. In 1973, the party was forced to merge with other Islamic parties into the United Development Party. With the fall of Suharto in 1998, supporters of Masyumi decided to establish a new party. The origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |