1. Salahuddin Wahid, colloquially known as Gus Solah, was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and politician.
17 Facts About Salahuddin Wahid
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Salahuddin Wahid originated from a Nahdlatul Ulama family, and was the younger brother of Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid.
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Salahuddin Wahid served in the country's People's Consultative Assembly, and as the vice chair of the National Commission on Human Rights.
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Salahuddin Wahid was born in Jombang, in East Java, on 11 September 1942.
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Salahuddin Wahid's father was Wahid Hasyim, and his grandfather was Hasyim Asy'ari, the founder of Nahdlatul Ulama.
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Salahuddin Wahid attended public schools in Jakarta, graduating from SMPN 1 Cikini and SMAN 1 Jakarta, before obtaining a degree in architecture from the Bandung Institute of Technology.
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Salahuddin Wahid married Farida, daughter of former Minister of Religious Affairs Saifuddin Zuhri and sister of future minister to the same office Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, in 1968.
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Between 1998 and 1999, Salahuddin Wahid served in the People's Consultative Assembly.
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Gus Dur argued that Wahid Hasyim supported Pancasila, while Salahuddin argued that he supported a state based on Islam.
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Salahuddin Wahid placed third in the first round of voting, but withdrew from the second round.
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Salahuddin Wahid led the fact-seeking teams related to human rights violations during the May 1998 riots and in the Buru camps.
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Salahuddin Wahid represented PKB, which was in coalition with Golkar, Wiranto's supporting party.
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Salahuddin Wahid resigned from NU's central committee and KOMNAS HAM in order to participate in the election.
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From 2006 until his death, Salahuddin Wahid took care of the Tebuireng pesantren, which was founded by his grandfather.
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In January 2020, Salahuddin Wahid underwent an ablation in Harapan Kita Heart Hospital, Jakarta.
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Salahuddin Wahid was buried in the Tebuireng burial grounds, in the same complex near his parents, grandparents, and his late brother Abdurrahman Wahid.
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Salahuddin Wahid stated that while he personally believed that the Ahmadiyya movement was theologically wrong, an organisation could only be disbanded if it violated the laws, and the disbandment must be done through legal means instead of pressure from religious groups.