Muhammad Alim
Muhammad Alim | |
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Justice on the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | |
In office 26 June 2008 – 21 April 2015 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Personal details | |
Born | Palopo, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia | 21 April 1945
Died | 18 August 2021 Makassar, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia | (aged 76)
Citizenship | Indonesian |
Alma mater | Hasanuddin University, Islamic University of Indonesia |
Muhammad Alim (21 April 1945 ― 18 August 2021[1]) was an Indonesian judge and a justice on the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. A career judge, Alim was appointed to the Constitutional Court by former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia Bagir Manan in 2008.[2] Alim earned his undergraduate degree from Hasanuddin University in his home province of South Sulawesi, and his master's degree and PhD in constitutional law from the Islamic University of Indonesia in Yogyakarta.[2]
Alim served on one of three panels set up by the Constitutional Court to investigate former presidential candidate
Alim has also held dissenting opinions from the rest of the court. In 2009, he and two other justices held the minority opinion that cigarette advertisements should not be allowed on television channels or billboards due to the harm they can cause to children.[2]
References
- ^ Saputra, Andi (18 August 2021). "Mantan Hakim Konstitusi Muhammad Alim Meninggal Dunia". Detik. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Bonardo Wahono, Indonesian Election Dispute In the Hands of These Nine Judges. The Wall Street Journal, 14 August 2014. Accessed 23 October 2016.
- ^ Indonesia's constitutional court establishes panels to handle election disputes. Antara, 12 May 2014. Accessed 23 October 2016.
- ^ Rieka Rahadiana, Widya Utami and Neil Chatterjee, Indonesia Police Clash With Prabowo Supporters on Verdict. Bloomberg, 21 August 2014. Accessed 23 October 2016.
- Jakarta Post, 18 May 2013. Accessed 23 October 2016.