Muhadjir Effendy

Muhadjir Effendy (born 29 July 1956) is an Indonesian politician and rector. He was the minister of education and culture of the Republic of Indonesia in the Working Cabinet.^[1][2] He was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 27 July 2016 replacing Anies Baswedan.^[3][4] Effendy was also the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of Malang in Indonesia from 2000 to 2016. In addition Muhadjir is chairman of Muhammadiyah Central Board of Education and Culture.^[5]

Muhadjir Effendy
Official portrait, 2019
17th Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs
In office 23 October 2019 – 20 October 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Darmin Nasution (acting) Puan Maharani
28th Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia
In office 27 July 2016 – 20 October 2019
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Anies Baswedan
Succeeded by	Nadiem Makarim
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-29) 29 July 1956 (age 68) Madiun, East Java, Indonesia
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Suryan Widati
Children	Muktam Roya Azidan Senoshaumi Hably Harbantyo Ken Najjar
Alma mater	Muhammadiyah University of Malang State University of Malang Gadjah Mada University Airlangga University

Personal life and career

Muhadjir wrote his baccalaureate at IAIN Malang. He earned a degree at Malang Teachers' Training College (now State University of Malang). In 1996, he obtained a master's degree in Public administration from the Gadjah Mada University. In 2008, Effendy successfully completed his Doctoral program in military sociology from the Airlangga University. Muhadjir is currently listed as professor of Sociology Department in the State University of Malang. Since 2015 he was appointed Chairman of Central Board of Muhammadiyah and is expected to serve till 2020.

In addition, Muhadjir has also published several books such as "Bala Dewa", "As Witnessed Dahlan Young", "Masyarakat equilibrium: meniti perubahan dalam bingkai keseimbangan",^[6] "Pedagogi kemanusiaan: sebuah refleksi multidimensional" as well as "Muhammadiyah and Education in Indonesia".

Controversy

Statement on marriage

Muhadjir becomes centre of controversy when he made a statement of a webinar that "the rich should marry the poor" and urged the Minister of Religious Affairs to declare a fatwa about it. His proposal later caused backlash among internet users and accused him of hurting the feelings of the poor citizens. He later clarify his statement and call it just an "intermezzo".^[7]

References

1. "Profile: Anies Baswedan". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
2. "Penegasan Mendikbud Muhadjir Effendy Tentang Syarat PPDB 2019, Sebut Ada Pengetatan". Banjarmasin Post (in Indonesian). 20 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
3. Media, Kompas Cyber (23 January 2019). "Mendikbud Usul Guru Honorer dapat Tunjangan Setara UMR". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
4. Mediatama, Grahanusa (23 January 2019). "Muhadjir Effendy: Guru honorer akan digaji sesuai UMR". kontan.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
5. "Jokowi's new Cabinet: Who's the boss now? – The Jakarta Post". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
6. Effendy, Muhajir (2002). Masyarakat equilibrium: meniti perubahan dalam bingkai keseimbangan (in Indonesian). Kerja sama Bentang [dengan] RëSIST (Religion and Social Studies). ISBN 9789793062501.
7. "Kontroversi Muhadjir: Kaya Miskin hingga Honorer Masuk Surga" [Muhadjir Controversies: Rich, Poor, and Honorary Teachers Goes to Heaven]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2022.