1. Anwar Usman was born on 31 December 1956 and is an Indonesian judge and jurist who served as the sixth Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.
15 Facts About Anwar Usman
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Anwar Usman was elected to the position on 2 April 2018, replacing Arief Hidayat.
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Anwar Usman joined the court in April 2011, replacing Arsyad Sanusi.
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Anwar Usman's father was Usman A Rahim, and his mother was Ramlah.
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Anwar Usman grew up in his home village of Rasabou, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara.
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Anwar Usman once mentioned that he had learned to live independently from a young age.
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Anwar Usman attended elementary school at SDN 03 Sila, Bima, and graduated in 1969.
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Anwar Usman then continued his education at the State Religious Teacher Education School for six years, completing his studies in 1975.
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Anwar Usman was then appointed as Head of the Supreme Court Personnel Bureau, a position he held from 2003 to 2006.
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Anwar Usman often refers to a story about the Prophet:.
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Anwar Usman wisely responded, 'By Allah, if my own daughter Fatimah stole, I would cut off her hand.
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Anwar Usman was removed from his position as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court by the Constitutional Court's Honorary Council, chaired by Jimly Asshiddiqie, the Court's first Chief Justice.
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The Council found that Anwar Usman had committed a serious violation of the Constitutional Judge's Code of Ethics and Behavior, specifically breaching the principles of impartiality, integrity, competence, and appropriateness.
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The controversy stemmed from his involvement in a ruling that allowed Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the mayor of Surakarta and the son of President Joko Widodo, to run for Vice President in the 2024 elections, despite Anwar Usman being the president's brother-in-law.
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Anwar Usman was married to Suhada until her death in February 2021.