Idham Chalid

Idham Chalid
Idham Chalid
7th Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council
In office
31 March 1978 – 19 March 1983
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byWilopo
Succeeded byMaraden Panggabean
3rd Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly
In office
28 October 1971 – 30 September 1977
Preceded byAbdul Haris Nasution
Succeeded byAdam Malik
6th Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
28 October 1971 – 30 September 1977
Preceded byAchmad Sjaichu
Succeeded byAdam Malik
Group represented in House of Representatives
1971–1973Group of Nahdlatul Ulama
1973–1982United Development Party
Ministerial roles
1956–1959Deputy Prime Minister
1968–1971Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare
1970–1971Acting Minister of Social Affairs
Personal details
Born(1921-08-27)27 August 1921
Died11 July 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 88)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting placeDarul Qur'an Islamic School complex, Cisarua, Bogor
PartyUnited Development Party
Other political
affiliations
Alma materAl-Azhar University
Occupation
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Idham Chalid (27 August 1921 – 11 July 2010) was an Indonesian politician and religious leader. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United Development Party. He also served as chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly and chairman of the People's Representative Council from 1972 until 1977. A prominent leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama.

He was appointed a National Hero of Indonesia, along with 6 other figures, based on Presidential Decree No. 113/TK/Year 2011 dated 7 November 2011. On 19 December 2016, he was immortalized in the new redesign of Rp. 5.000, new rupiah banknote.