Masjkur

K.H. Masjkur (EISS: Masykur; 15 December 1917 ‒ 25 December 1994) was the Minister of Religion Indonesia in the years 1947–1949 and 1953–1955. He was also a member of House of Representatives of Indonesia in 1956–1971 and a member of Supreme Advisory Council in 1968.

Kyai Hadji Masjkur
5th Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs
In office
11 November 1947  21 January 1950
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byAnwaruddin
Succeeded byWahid Hasyim
In office
30 July 1953  12 August 1955
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byFakih Usman
Succeeded byMuhammad Ilyas
Personal details
Born(1917-12-15)December 15, 1917
Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies
DiedDecember 25, 1994(1994-12-25) (aged 77)
Indonesia
NationalityIndonesia
Political partyNahdlatul Ulama

Prominent involvement 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 also noted as the founder of Homeland Defenders (map) – who later became an army of the people and the military — throughout Java. When the battle 10 November 1945, his name appears as the leader of Barisan Sabilillah.

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