Kiai Hajji Ali Yafie (born 1 September 1926) is a faqih and former chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council. He was a prominent figure of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in the world based in Indonesia, and had served as a temporary chief adviser from 1991 to 1992. Currently, he is still active as a principal of Pondok Pesantren Darul Dakwah Al Irsyad in Parepare, South Sulawesi, which he founded in 1947, and as a member of the advisory board for the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI).
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1 September 1926 Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Died |
25 February 2023 (aged 96)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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