Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya
Maulana Al-Habib Muhammad Luthfi bin Ali bin Yahya (born November 10, 1947), colloquially known as Habib Luthfi, is an Arab Indonesian Islamic sheikh, kyai and preacher from Pekalongan, Central Java, who has served as a member of the Indonesian Presidential Advisory Council since December 2019.
Muhammad Luthfi Ali Yahya | |
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محمد لطفي علي يحيى | |
Luthfi bin Yahya in 2017 | |
| National Leader of Jam'iyyah Ahlith Thariqah al-Mu'tabarah an-Nahdliyyah | |
| Assumed office February 28, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Muthohar bin Abdurrahman |
| Member of Presidential Advisory Council of the Republic of Indonesia | |
| Assumed office December 13, 2019 Serving with List
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| President | Joko Widodo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1947 Pekalongan, Central Java |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Occupation | Chairman of MUI Central Java |
| Website | Official website |
In addition to being a preacher, he leads Ba 'Alawiyya tariqa in Indonesia and chairs the Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council. He is regarded as one of the giants among Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, as he serves as the Ra'is Amm (national chairman) of Jam’iyyah Ahli Thariqah al-Mu’tabarah al-Nahdliyah (the Association of Recognized Sufi Orders), holding authority toward the direction of traditions within the Sufis in Indonesia and its institutions. He is also commonly held as the guardian of Islamic harmony within the framework of Indonesia as a nation-state, taking the leadership of thousands of santris in several madrasahs and pesantrens across the archipelago. In 2017, he is listed among the top 50 group in the annual publication of The 500 Most Influential Muslims.