The Muslim Students' Association ( id, Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam, literally "Islamic Students' Association", abbreviated as HMI) is an Indonesian Muslim student organization. HMI is an independent organization with the objective of "connecting academics, creators – servants of Islam, and taking responsibility for creating a just people blessed by
Allah".
History
HMI was founded in
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...
on 5 February 1947 at the initiative of
Lafran Pane with 14 students from the Institute of Islam in Yogyakarta ( id, Sekolah Tinggi Islam Yogyakarta),
[Sitompul, Agussalim, 1995, ''Historiografi Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam Tahun 1947 – 1993'', Intermasa, Jakarta] currently
Indonesian Islamic University.
References
External links
Official website of HMI national committee
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Islamic organizations based in Indonesia
Student organizations in Indonesia
Student organizations established in 1947