Abdul Fattah Jasin or Fatah Jasin (26 June 19153 May 1980) was an Indonesian politician and Islamic cleric who served as Minister of Social Affairs during the

Second Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet The Second Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet (), also known as the Ali-Roem-Idham Cabinet () was an Indonesian cabinet that served from 24 March 1956 until 9 April 1957. Composition Cabinet Leadership *Prime Minister: Ali Sastroamidjojo (Indonesian Nati ...

Biography

Early career

Jasin was born in

Surabaya Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Provinces of Indonesia, province and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strai ...

on 26 June 1915 and received Islamic education in

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...

and

pesantren ''Pesantren'' is a traditional Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. It is taught either in private houses, a ''wiktionary:pondok, pondok'' or a mosque, the teaching includes classical Islamic texts and ''santri'' thought, taught by Kyai, ''kya ...

. He was the son of a well-known

ulama In Islam, the ''ulama'' ( ; also spelled ''ulema''; ; singular ; feminine singular , plural ) are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law. They are considered the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious knowledge in Islam. "Ulama ...

in Surabaya. After completing his education, he taught at a madrasa in Sampang before returning to Surabaya, where he taught at a madrasa affiliated with

Nahdlatul Ulama Nahdlatul Ulama (, , NU) is an Islamic organization in Indonesia. Its membership numbered over 40 million in 2023, making it the largest Islamic organization in the world. NU is also a charitable body funding schools and hospitals as well as or ...

. From 1939 until the Japanese takeover in 1942, he was a merchant in the city, and between 1938 and 1942 he was a member of the

Gerindo The Indonesian People's Movement (), better known as Gerindo, was a left-wing and nationalist political party in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) which existed from 1937 to 1942. It had modest goals and was largely cooperative to the colonia ...

political organization. Jasin was arrested and apparently sentenced to death during the Japanese occupation by the Japanese forces, but the

surrender of Japan The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was Hirohito surrender broadcast, announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally Japanese Instrument of Surrender, signed on 2 September 1945, End of World War II in Asia, ending ...

and the ensuing

independence of Indonesia The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (, or simply ''Proklamasi'') was read at 10:00 Japan Standard Time, Tokyo Standard Time on Friday 17 August 1945 in Jakarta. The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of ...

occurred before he could be executed.

Old Order

During the

Indonesian National Revolution The Indonesian National Revolution (), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (, ), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during A ...

, he was for a time chief of political education in the

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy (, TNI-AL) is the Navy, naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol Indonesia's lengthy coastline, to enforce and patrol the territorial waters and Exclus ...

and managed a

cigarette A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into Rolling paper, thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhale ...

factory. After the handover of sovereignty, Jasin became a city councillor in Surabaya and continued to work as a merchant. Within

(NU), he participated in the

Ansor Youth Movement Ansor Youth Movement (, often abbreviated as GP Ansor) is a non-profit Islamic youth organization based in Indonesia, affiliated with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic mass organization in the world. Founded on April 24, 1934, GP Ansor ha ...

and the NU Farmers' Association. He took part in the 1955 legislative election and was elected to the

People's Representative Council The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while th ...

, but he became an inactive member when he was appointed minister, and less than a month after the swearing in he was replaced by another NU politician. Initially, the

nominated

Zainul Arifin Kiai Haji Zainul Arifin (née Pohan; born 2 September 1909 – 2 March 1963) was an Indonesian politician who served as deputy prime minister of Indonesia, 2nd speaker of the DPR, and a leading figure of the Nahdlatul Ulama. Biography Chi ...

as Minister of Social Affairs in the newly formed

. However, protestations from

Masyumi The Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations Party (), better known as the Masyumi Party, was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia. It was banned in 1960 by President Sukarno for supporti ...

resulted in Jasin being appointed instead. During the

Guided Democracy Guided democracy, also called directed democracy and managed democracy, is a formally democratic government that functions as a ''de facto'' authoritarian government or, in some cases, as an autocratic government. Such hybrid regimes are legit ...

period, Jasin served as a Minister for Liaison with Ulama, a position he would hold from the establishment of the Working Cabinet on 9 July 1959 to the initial reshuffle of the

Dwikora Cabinet The Dwikora Cabinet () was the 23rd Indonesian cabinet. President Sukarno reshuffled the previous cabinet on 27 August 1964 to produce a cabinet better able to implement the government policy he had announced in his Independence Day speech entitl ...

on 1 October 1965. He was assistant under coordinating or deputy prime ministers after the cabinet's reshuffle, until he no longer held a cabinet seat after the

Ampera Cabinet The Ampera Cabinet () was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Sukarno and later on acting president Suharto from July 1966 until October 1967. The cabinet was formed after the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) se ...

was established.;

Death

Jasin died in his home in Surabaya on 3 May 1980 and was buried in a public cemetery of the city on 4 May with a

military funeral A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or heads of state. A military funeral may feature guards ...

. At the time of his death, he had two wives and six children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jasin, Fatah 1915 births 1980 deaths People from Surabaya Social affairs ministers of Indonesia Nahdlatul Ulama people Government ministers of Indonesia Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 1955 Indonesian Sunni Muslims Members of the Surabaya City Regional House of Representatives