Said Agil Siradj
Profile Prof Dr Said Agil Siradj
Name: Said Agil Siradj
Date of birth: 03 July 1953
Place of birth: Cirebon
Religion: Islam (Sunni Muslim)
Wife: Nur Hayati Abdul Qodir
Children:
1. Muhammad Said Aqil
2. Nisrin Said Aqil
3. Rihab Said Aqil
4. Aqil Said Aqil
Education:
- Formal Education
1. 1982 – B.A. (Lc.) from University of King Abdul Aziz, faculty of Ushuluddin and Da’wah
2. 1987 – Master from University of Umm al-Qura, Departmenet of Comparative Religion
3. 1994 – PhD from University of Umm al-Qura, Departmenet of Theology & Islamic philosophy.
- Non-Formal
1. Madrasah Tarbiyatul Mubtadi’ien Kempek Cirebon
2. Hidayatul Mubtadi’en Pesantren Lirboyo Kediri (1965-1970)
3. Pesantren Al-Munawwir Krapyak Yogyakarta (1972-1975)
- Organisation
1. Secretary to PMII Rayon Krapyak Yogyakarta (1972-1974)
2. President of Keluarga Mahasiswa NU (KMNU) Mekkah (1983-1987)
3. Deputy of Katib ‘aam PBNU (1994-1998)
4. Katib ‘aam PBNU (1998-1999)
5. Advisor to Gerakan Anti Diskriminasi Indonesia (Gandi) (1998)
6. Chairman Forum Komunikasi Kesatuan Bangsa (FKKB) (1998-now)
7. Advisor to Pusat Kajian Timur Tengah dan Islam UI (1998-now)
8. Deputy of Tim Gabungan Pencari fakta (TGPF) Kerusuhan Mei 1998 (1998)
9. Head of TGPF Kasus pembantaian Dukun Santet Banyuwangi (1998)
10. Advisor of PMKRI (1999-now)
11. Head of Panitia Muktamar NU XXX di Lirboyo Kediri (1999)
12. Honorary member of MATAKIN (1999-2002)
13. Rais Syuriah PBNU (1999-2004)
14. Chairman of PBNU (2010-2015)
Careers
1. Expertise Team of bahasa indonesia for the newspaper Al-Nadwah Makkah (1991)
2. Lecture of Institut Pendidikan Tinggi Ilmu Alquran (PTIQ) (1995-1997)
3. Lecture of postgraduate program at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (1995-now)
5. Advisor to Universitas Surabaya (Ubaya) (1998-now)
6. Member of MPR (People Consultative Council) representing NU (1999-2004)
7. Advisor of Masyarakat Pariwisata Indonesia (MPI) (2001-now)
8. Postgraduate lecture of ST Ibrahim Maqdum Tuban (2003-now)
12.Lecture of Universitas NU Solo (2003-now)
Top Ten Blogger Indonesia of the Year 2009
Top Ten Blogger Indonesia of the Year 2009
2. Joko Anwar
7. Ahmad Qisai
8. Ninit Yunita
Blogger Indonesia of the Week (92): Alia Makki
When a person calls herself Hning Swara commented in one of my post, I was impressed with the way she expresses her opinion. I was impressed even more when I visited her blog– back then in blogspot. She certainly has the talent and obviously is a good writer with an eloquent English I hardly found in an average Indonesian.
Blogger Indonesia of the Week (91): Yansen
Any non-Indonesian who has a little more time to take a closer look at Indonesian culture might wonder about one thing unique about this nation: a widely common use of single name. Two of Indonesian first presidents, Sukarno and Suharto, are using a single name. Symbolizing that this habit of single-name is practiced by all strata of Indonesian society.
I myself regards this thing as normal until the first time I travel abroad with a single-name friend when an airport official complained to him. In another word, an Indonesian who considers a single-name as “unusual” must have travelled to another country at least once.
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