Nyai Ahmad Dahlan

Nyai Ahmad Dahlan
Portrait of Nyai Ahmad Dahlan
Born
Siti Walidah

1872
Kauman, Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died31 May 1946(1946-05-31) (aged 73–74)
Kauman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Resting placeGreat Mosque of Kauman, Yogyakarta
OccupationSocial worker
Years active1914–1946
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia

Siti Walidah (1872 – 31 May 1946), better known as Nyai Ahmad Dahlan, was a female emancipation figure, wife of Muhammadiyah founder Ahmad Dahlan, and National Hero of Indonesia.

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