Hidayat Nur Wahid (born 8 April 1960 in Klaten,

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) is an Indonesian politician who has been a member of the

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since 2004. He was the Speaker of

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(''Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat''/MPR) for the 2004–2009 period. He resigned as the leader of

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(''Partai Keadilan Sejahtera''/PKS) on 11 October 2004. Hidayat was mentioned in the media as a possible running mate for

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in the

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References

External links

Profile at tokohindonesia.com
(in Indonesian)
Hidayat Nur Wahid's own site
(in Indonesian)
Profile at mpr.go.id
(in Indonesian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nur Wahid, Hidayat 1960 births Living people People from Klaten Regency Politicians from Central Java Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly Muslim Brotherhood leaders Prosperous Justice Party politicians Indonesian Muslims International Union of Muslim Scholars members Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2004 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2014 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2024