Yahya A. Muhaimin
Yahya A. Muhaimin | |
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22nd Minister of National Education of Indonesia | |
In office 23 October 1999 – 22 July 2001 | |
President | Abdurrahman Wahid |
Preceded by | Juwono Soedarsono |
Succeeded by | Abdul Malik Fadjar |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 9 February 2022 Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia | (aged 78)
Yahya A. Muhaimin (17 May 1943 – 9 February 2022), also known as Jahja Muhaimin, was an Indonesian politician who served as Education Minister from 1999 to 2001.[1][2]
Biography
Yahya was born on 29 September 1943 in
Yahya was also active in scouting activities. He was a member of Pandu Islam, an Islamic scouting organization. He had been chosen as one of the representatives of the organization to take part in International Jamboree in Manila, the Philippines; however, his father forbade him from attending.[6] After graduating in 1956 from SR-5 and Ta`allamul Huda' (the madrasah took one year longer) he continued to Sekolah Menengah Islam (Islamic junior high school) on his parents' orders, although he wanted to study at SMP Negeri Brebes (Brebes State Junior High School).[7]
After graduating from junior high school Yahya wanted to continue his studies in
In the second year of high school Yahya won a scholarship to study in the US for one year (1962–1963) through an
After graduating from high school, Yahya enrolled at public administration department,
Works and legacy
In 1973 his thesis was named as the best thesis by the university and was published as a book titled Perkembangan Militer dalam Politik di Indonesia 1945–1966 by Gadjah Mada University Press. Yahya claimed that it was precisely because he was married to Choifah so she could help him in his thesis.[24]
Yahya's dissertation Indonesian Economic Policy, 1950–1980: the Politics of Client Businessmen was published as a book by LP3ES (Lembaga Penelitian Pendidikan dan Penerangan Ekonomi dan Sosial) and was renamed Bisnis dan Politik, Kebijakan Ekonomi Indonesia 1950–1980. It was printed for 5,000 copies; three months later it was reprinted for 20,000 copies. He wrote on his dissertation that Indonesia in 1950–1980, although it used different political system—Parliamentary Democracy,
Death
Yahya died in Purwokerto, Central Java on 9 February 2022, at the age of 78.[29]
Notes
- ^ According to his own testimony, his real birth date is 29 September 1943, but it is written 17 May 1943 on official documents; 17 is his birth date on the Hijri calendar, (17 Ramadan), and May is the month when he was asked when was he born by his teacher. His birth name is Yahya, but according to the tradition, one's father's name is to be included to one's name; as such, his name became Yahya bin Abdul Muhaimin (Yahya, the son of Abdul Muhaimin), or simply Yahya Abdul Muhaimin.
- ^ Original: "Inilah prestasi luar biasa yang pernah dicapai dalam riwayat buku ilmiah di Indonesia".
- ^ Original: "Buku paling laris".
References
- ^ Country report: Indonesia Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain) – 2000 – Page 15
- ISBN 978-0-415-33252-1.
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 17, 20–23
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 5, 11
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 24–27
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 29–31
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 29, 31–32
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 40–45, 91
- ^ Busyairi 2012, p. 31
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 48–50
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 55–56
- ^ a b Busyairi 2012, p. 66
- ^ Busyairi 2012, p. 61
- ^ Busyairi 2012, p. 68
- ^ Busyairi 2012, p. 62
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 68–69
- ^ Busyairi 2012, p. 75
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 82–83
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 84–86
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 76–79, 87
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 92–94
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 95–97
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 101–105
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 79, 88
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 105–106, 110
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 111–112
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 114–122
- ^ Busyairi 2012, pp. 122–125
- ^ "Kabar Duka Mantan Menteri Pendidikan Yahya Muhaimin Meninggal Dunia di RS Purwokerto". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 9 February 2022.
Bibliography
- Busyairi, Badruzzaman (2012). Tiga Kota Satu Pengabdian: Jejak Perjalanan Yahya A. Muhaimin. Yogyakarta: Tiara Wacana. ISBN 9789791262538.