Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil Wahid (September 7, 1940 – December 30, 2009)
The former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, has died says reports.
Abdurraham Wahid is a historic figure in Indonesian history, having been the first elected president of Indonesia after the fall of the Suharto regime in 1998.
Abdurrahman Wahid, who was also known as Gus Dur, had been undergoing intensive treatment at a hospital in Jombang, East Java since last Friday, December 25 2009.
Abdurraham Wahid was listed as one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslim figures in a book published by Washington’s Georgetown University in November 2009.
Abdurraham Wahid on September 7, 1940 in Jombang, East Java. He became head of the Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama in 1984 and founded the National Awakening Party (PKB) in 1999 before running for president.
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