Siti Noordjannah Djohantini (born 15 August 1958) is a female Islamic scholar from
Indonesia currently serving her second term as the leader of
Aisyiyah
Aisyiyah ( ar, عائشية, lit=followers of Aisha, translit=ʿĀʾishiyah) is an Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia dedicated to female empowerment and charitable work. It was formed on 19 May 1917 by Nyai Ahmad Dahlan to facili ...
, Indonesia's first all-female Muslim organization. She was elected to her second term as leader on 6 August 2015, the same day on which her husband
Haedar Nashir
Haedar Nashir (born February 25, 1958) is an Indonesian Islamic scholar and the current leader of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim religious organization in the world. He was elected as the organization's leader on August 6, the same day th ...
was elected to his first term as leader of
Muhammadiyah
Muhammadiyah ( ar, محمدية; 'followers of Muhammad'); also known as the Muhammadiyah Society ( id, Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah) is a major Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia.A. Jalil HamidTackle the rising cost of living longer ...
.
[Suriani Mappong]
Noordjannah Djohantini Reelected As Aisyiah's Chief
Antara, 7 August 2016. Accessed 13 December 2016. She was also the co-founder of Yasanti, Indonesia's first female workers' rights NGO.
[Sri Wahyuni]
Siti Noordjannah Djohantini: Happy to be of use to others
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2015. Accessed 13 December 2016.
Djohantini was raised in a household that was very active in Islamic civil society groups. She attended Muhammadiyah schools from elementary to high school, was the vice president of Muhammadiyah's student wing from 1983 to 1986, was the chairwoman of Aisyiyah's youth wing from 1990 to 1995, and worked as a lecturer at
Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta's School of Economics.
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References
External links
Profile at Muhammadiyah.or.id
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Female Islamic religious leaders
Indonesian Islamic religious leaders
Indonesian Sunni Muslims
Living people
Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Women scholars of Islam
1958 births
People from Yogyakarta