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Masjkur

Co-Founder of the United Development Party (c. 1917 – 1994

Masjkur (EISS: Masykur; 15 December 1917 ‒ 25 December 1994) was and Indonesian politician. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United Development Party.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Masjkur (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 30, 1904, died Dec 25, 1994.¹

About

He also served the Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia during President Sukarno era.

Masjkur was prominently involved in the struggle for independence in the days of the Japanese occupation, as a member of the Board of Inquiry Efforts Preparation of Indonesian Independence. Masjkur was also noted as the founder of Homeland Defenders (PETA), a Japanese backed militia made in preparation of a possible allied invasion, and a predecessor to the Indonesian National Armed Forces. When the battle of Surabaya broke out, he supported the Laskar Hizbullah with his own wealth. His Islamic boarding school is also being used to train Laskar Hizbullah's forces.

From Wikipedia’s article on Masjkur, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Ministry of Religious AffairsChair Jul 30, 1953 to Aug 12, 1955¹³
Ministry of Religious AffairsChair Dec 20, 1949 to Jan 21, 1950¹³
Ministry of Religious AffairsChair Aug 4, 1949 to Dec 20, 1949¹³
Ministry of Religious AffairsChair Mar 31, 1949 to Jul 13, 1949¹³
Ministry of Religious AffairsChair Jan 29, 1948 to Aug 4, 1948¹³
Ministry of Religious AffairsChair Nov 11, 1947 to Jan 29, 1948¹³

Career

Occupation: politician.⁶

1953 to 1955Chair, Ministry of Religious Affairs⁵
1949Chair, Ministry of Religious Affairs⁵
1948Chair, Ministry of Religious Affairs⁵
1947 to 1948Chair, Ministry of Religious Affairs⁵
Date not recordedFounded Jam’iyyah Ahlith Thariqah al-Mu’tabarah an-Nahdliyyah³
Date not recordedFounded Partai Persatuan Pembangunan⁴

Personal life

BornDec 30, 1904, Malang^{7 8}
DiedDec 25, 1994, Indonesia⁹
CitizenshipIndonesia¹⁰

Awards

Date not recordedNational Hero of Indonesia^{11 12}

Sources

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WikidataMasjkur on Wikidata
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WikipediaMasjkur on Wikipedia
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WikidataMasjkur: Founded Jam’iyyah Ahlith Thariqah al-Mu’tabarah an-Nahdliyyah, on Wikidata
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WikidataMasjkur: Founded Partai Persatuan Pembangunan, on Wikidata
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WikidataMasjkur: Chair, Ministry of Religious Affairs, on Wikidata
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WikidataMasjkur: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMasjkur: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
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WikidataMasjkur: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataMasjkur: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMasjkur: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataMinistry of Religious Affairs, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsMasjkur photo by Sekretariat Konstituante (Secretariat of the Constitutional Assembly), Public domain