The Missing Minister of Religion and the PSII

A Contextual Biography of K.H. Ahmad Azhary

Bibliographic Data

ID20352334
AuthorsKevin W Fogg (0000-0001-7690-5023, Bank Indonesia, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue1
Publication date2014-03-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
PublisherStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15408/sdi.v20i1.348
OpenAlexW2017325245
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

This article provides a contextual biography of K.H. Ahmad Azhary, who was appointed as the Minister of Religion in the first Amir Sjarifuddin cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia in 1947. The life of this man provides insight into Islamic activity in South Sumatra and its connections with the Middle East, as well as with the rest of Indonesia. Most importantly, the examination of Azhary’s appointment to the Indonesian cabinet — to a position that he was never able to hold — shines light onto the circumstances of the exit of Partai Sarekat Islam Indonesia (PSII, Indonesian Islamic Union Party) from Masjumi. Contradictory evidence about the reasons for the exit as presented in PSII and Masjumi sources are evaluated in light of Azhary’s appointment and inability to join the cabinet. The article finds that PSII’s rhetoric about initiative from the provinces to split from Masjumi was probably based on truth.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v20i1.348

Biography · Indonesian · Islam · Linguistics · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · Theology · Asian Studies and History · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia · History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies

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