Leadership
Dr. Din Syamsuddin
Titles
Chairman, Advisory Council of Indonesian Council of Ulama; Moderator, Religions for Peace Asia
Muslim, Indonesia
Dr. Din Syamsuddin is Professor of Islamic Political Thought at National Islamic University, Jakarta. He served as President of Muhammadiyah, the largest modernist Islamic organisation in Indonesia from 2005 to 2015, as well as President during 2014-2015, and now (2015-2020) acting as Chairman of Advisory Council of Indonesian Council of Ulama.
He has been active in interfaith dialogues and cooperation, as he initiated the creation of and becoming President of Interreligious Council of Indonesia. He is currently acting as Moderator of RfP Asia and Chairman of the Center for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilizations (CDCC) and Chairman of World Peace Forum based in Jakarta.
He recently initiated the creation of Indonesia’s Movement to Save the Earth (Indonesia Bergerak Menyelamatkan Bumi) and acts as Chairman of the Movement’s Steering Committee.