List of ministers of religious affairs (Indonesia)

This article lists persons and politicians who have been appointed as the minister of religious affairs in Indonesia.
Political party:
  Non-partisan       Masyumi       PSII       NU       Golkar       PPP       PKB
Islamic organization:
  NU        Muhammadiyah

No	Photo	P	O	Name	Cabinet	Took office	Left office	Affiliation	R
1				Rasjidi	Sjahrir I	3 January 1946	12 March 1946	Masyumi-Muhammadiyah	[1]
					Sjahrir II	12 March 1946	2 October 1946		[1]
2				Fathurrahman Kafrawi	Sjahrir III	2 October 1946	26 June 1947	Masyumi-NU	[1]
-				Achmad Azhari[lower-alpha 1]	Amir Sjarifuddin I	3 July 1947	9 October 1947	PSII	[1]
3				Anwaruddin		9 October 1947	11 November 1947		[1]
4				Masjkur	Amir Sjarifuddin II	11 November 1947	29 January 1948	Masyumi-NU	[1]
					Hatta I	29 January 1948	4 August 1948
—				Teuku Mohammad Hasan	Emergency	19 December 1948	13 July 1949	Muhammadiyah
(4)				Masjkur	Hatta II	4 August 1949	20 December 1949	Masyumi-NU
—				Wahid Hasyim	RUSI	20 December 1949	6 September 1950	Masyumi-NU
(4)				Masjkur	Susanto	20 December 1949	21 January 1950	Masyumi-NU
5				Fakih Usman	Halim	21 January 1950	6 September 1950	Masyumi-Muhammadiyah
6				Wahid Hasyim	Natsir	6 September 1950	3 April 1951	Masyumi-NU
					Sukiman	27 April 1951	3 April 1952
(5)				Fakih Usman	Wilopo	3 April 1952	30 July 1953	Masyumi-Muhammadiyah
(4)				Masjkur	Ali Sastroamidjojo I	30 July 1953	12 August 1955	NU
7				Muhammad Ilyas	Burhanuddin Harahap	12 August 1955	19 January 1956	NU
					Ali Sastroamidjojo II	24 March 1956	14 March 1957
					Djuanda	9 April 1957	10 July 1959
8				Wahib Wahab	Working I[lower-alpha 2]	10 July 1959	18 February 1960	NU
					Working II	18 February 1960	6 March 1962
9				Saifuddin Zuhri	Working III	6 March 1962	13 November 1963	NU
					Working IV	13 November 1963	27 August 1964
					Dwikora I	27 August 1964	22 February 1966
					Dwikora II	22 February 1966	31 March 1966
					Dwikora III	31 March 1966	28 July 1966
					Ampera I	28 July 1966	14 October 1967
10				Muhammad Dahlan	Ampera II	14 October 1967	10 June 1968	NU
					Development I	10 June 1968	11 September 1971
11				Abdul Mukti Ali		11 September 1971	28 March 1973	Golkar
					Development II	28 March 1973	29 March 1978
12				Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara	Development III	29 March 1978	19 March 1983	Golkar
13				Munawir Sjadzali	Development IV	19 March 1983	21 March 1988	Golkar
					Development V	21 March 1988	17 March 1993
14				Tarmizi Taher	Development VI	17 March 1993	14 March 1998	Golkar
15				Muhammad Quraish Shihab	Development VII	14 March 1998	21 Mei 1998	NU	[2]
16				Abdul Malik Fadjar	Development Reform	23 Mei 1998	20 October 1999	Muhammadiyah
17				Tolchah Hasan	National Unity	26 October 1999	23 July 2001	NU
18				Said Agil Husin Al Munawar	Mutual Assistance	10 August 2001	20 October 2004	NU
19				Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni	United Indonesia I	21 October 2004	20 October 2009	NU
20				Suryadharma Ali	United Indonesia II	22 October 2009	28 Mei 2014	PPP-NU
—				Agung Laksono (acting)		28 Mei 2014	9 June 2014	Golkar
21				Lukman Hakim Saifuddin		9 June 2014	27 October 2014	PPP-NU
					Working	27 October 2014	20 October 2019
22				Fachrul Razi	Onward	23 October 2019	23 December 2020	Military
22				Yaqut Cholil Qoumas	Onward	23 December 2020	Incumbent	PKB-NU

Minister of Religious Affairs
Incumbent Yaqut Cholil Qoumas since 23 December 2020
Appointer	President of Indonesia
Inaugural holder	Rasjidi
Formation	3 January 1946

Deputy ministers

Following are politicians who have been appointed as the deputy minister of religious affairs in Indonesia.
Political party:
  Non-partisan       PPP
Islamic organization:
  NU       Muhammadiyah

No	Photo	P	O	Name	Cabinet	Minister	Took office	Left office	Affiliation	R
1				Nasaruddin Umar	United Indonesia II	Suryadharma Ali (2009–2014)	19 October 2011	20 October 2014	NU	[3]
						Lukman Hakim Saifuddin (2014–2019)
Vacant					Working
2				Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi	Onward Indonesia	Fachrul Razi (2019–2020)	25 October 2019	17 July 2023	PPP-NU	[4]
						Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (2020–)
3				Saiful Rahmat Dasuki			17 July 2023	Incumbent	PPP-NU

Notes

1. Achmad Azhari never confirmed his appointment after being arrested in the Operation Product.
2. As the Junior Minister of Religious Affairs. During this cabinet, there was no Minister of Religious Affairs. The Junior Minister of Religious Affairs is under the Minister of People's Welfare.

Bibliography

• Departemen Agama R.I. (1996), Amal Bakti Departemen Agama R.I., Jakarta{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Mietzner, Marcus (2009), Military Politics, Islam, and the State in Indonesia: From Turbulent Transition to Democratic Consolidation, Jakarta: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, ISBN 9789812307880

References

1. Departemen Agama R.I. 1996, p. 120
2. Mietzner 2009, p. 185
3. "34 Menteri, 19 Wakil Menteri". Berita Satu. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
4. "Inilah Nama-Nama 12 Wakil Menteri Yang Diumumkan Dan Diperkenalkan Oleh Presiden Jokowi". Sekretatiat Kabinet Republik Indonesia. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

See also

• Cabinet of Indonesia
• Ministry of Religious Affairs