Abdul Mu'ti
Abdul Mu'ti | |
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| Born | September 2, 1968 Indonesia |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, politician, academic |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Minister of Primary and Secondary Education (2024–present), Secretary General of Muhammadiyah (2022–present) |
Abdul Mu'ti (born 2 September 1968) is an Indonesian scholar and political figure currently holding the position of Minister of Primary and Secondary Education as of 2024. In 2022, he assumed the role of secretary general for Muhammadiyah.
Early life and education
As the firstborn among four siblings to parents Jamyadi and Kartinah, Abdul Mu'ti completed his foundational studies at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Manafiul Ulum Kudus in 1980, followed by Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Kudus in 1983, and then at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Purwodadi Filial in Kudus in 1986. He graduated from the Faculty of Tarbiyah at Walisongo State Islamic University Semarang in 1991, earned a Master of Education degree from Flinders University in Adelaide in 1997, undertook a Short Course on Governance and Shariah at the University of Birmingham UK in 2005, and completed his doctoral studies at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta in 2008.
Career
Mu'ti embarked on his academic career in 1993 as a lecturer at Walisongo State Islamic University, where he remained until 2013 before transferring to Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta in 2014.
Between 2011 and 2017, he chaired the National School/Madrasah Accreditation Board. Later, he was appointed Chair of the National Education Standards Agency in 2019, a position he held until its termination by Minister Nadiem Makarim in 2021.
Having been affiliated with Muhammadiyah since 1994 (membership ID 750178), Mu'ti has occupied several pivotal leadership roles: Secretary of Muhammadiyah Central Java Regional Leadership from 2000 to 2002, General Chair of Muhammadiyah Youth Central Leadership between 2002 and 2006, and Secretary of Muhammadiyah Central Leadership Primary and Secondary Education Council from 2005 to 2010.
On an international scale, he participates as a member of both the Indonesian and US Council on Religion and Pluralism and holds an executive role within the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace. Recognized as a moderate activist within Muhammadiyah, he also functions as deputy secretary for Religion Counter Terrorism and serves as secretary for the National Council of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals. In 2018, the Ministry of Religion included him among its top 200 "Indonesian Missionaries."
In December 2020, Mu'ti chose not to accept the deputy ministerial role for education and culture offered under the Onward Indonesia Cabinet. Since 2006, he has provided advisory services to the British Council in London. Additionally, he is a prolific writer and was appointed Professor of Islamic Religious Education at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta in September 2020.