Abdul Wahid Hasyim Appointed as Professor of Indonesian Islamic History

Rectorate, UIN News Online – UIN Jakarta has a new professor following the appointment of Prof Abdul Wahid Hasyim as Professor of Indonesian Islamic History as stipulated in the Decree of the Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Number 020904 of 2022.

“Starting from April 1, 2022, Abdul Wahid Hasyim was promoted to Professor of Indonesian Islamic History with a credit points of 894,5,” said Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas in his decree as quoted b yUIN News Online, Monday (06/06/2022).

For this accomplishment, Wahid expressed his gratitude for the support from the academic community of UIN Jakarta. According to him, this professorship is a big responsibility that must be paid for with serious academic work.

As a professor of History, Wahid sees the need for this nation's generation to never, ever forget our history. According to him, the discipline of history or studying history is a must for every individual in order to look to a better future.

It is known that Wahid is a lecturer at the Faculty of Adab and Humanities, UIN Jakarta. He teaches a number of Indonesian Islamic history courses such as Indonesian History, Contemporary Indonesian History, Introduction to Indonesian History, Indonesian Muslim Society, and Islamic Intellectual History and Social Movement.

He is also active in conducting research and publishing his research articles in a number of accredited national journals and international journals. Among them are, Harakatul Jannah Mosque: Minang Identity and Islamic Mission in Diaspora (2020), Rethinking the Role of Kiai Leadership in Modernizing Pesantren in Cianjur West Java (2021), Demak Sultanate: The Fortress of Islamic Greatness in the Middle Ages Java Island (2021).

The man who was born in Babat, East Java, August 17, 1956, completed his undergraduate to doctoral education at UIN Jakarta after previously completing his education at the Gontor Islamic Boarding School, Ponorogo, East Java.

Apart from teaching and conducting research, Wahid has also been trusted to hold a number of important positions. For example, the Dean of the Faculty of Adab and Humanities UIN Jakarta (2010-2014), Deputy Chair of the Coordinator of Kopertais Region 1 DKI Jakarta (2014-2016), Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Religion Unisma Bekasi (1997-2000). Finally, he was trusted to be the Director of the Unisma Bekasi Graduate School (2009-2017). (zm/usa)