{{Short description|Indonesian Islamic scholar and politician (born 1959)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Nasaruddin Umar | honorific_suffix = | image = Nasaruddin Umar, Imam Besar Masjid Istiqlal (2024).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2024 | office = 25th Minister of Religious Affairs | president = Prabowo Subianto | term_start = 21 October 2024 | deputy = Muhammad Syafi'i | predecessor = Yaqut Cholil Qoumas | office1 = Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta#Leadership{{!}}Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque | order1 = 5th | term_start1 = 22 January 2016 | predecessor1 = Ali Mustafa Yaqub | office2 = Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia){{!}}Vice Minister of Religious Affairs | order2 = 2nd | term_start2 = 2011 | term_end2 = 2014 | succeeding2 = | president2 = Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | vice_president2 = Boediono | predecessor2 = Fatah Jasin | successor2 = Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|06|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Bone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia | spouse = {{marriage|Dra. Helmi Halimatul Udhma|1996}} | death_date = | death_place = | relations = | alma_mater = {{ubl|Alauddin Islamic State University|Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta|McGill University|Sorbonne University|Leiden University}} | occupation = | profession = Islamic scholar | signature = | awards = 30px Star of Mahaputera (2014)<ref>{{cite book |title=Penerima Tanda Kehormatan RI dalam Rangka Purna Tugas KIB Jilid II|url=https://cdn.setneg.go.id/_multimedia/document/20180910/0326tk_purna_tugas_kib_2.pdf|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Nasaruddin Umar''' (born 23 June 1959) is an Indonesian Islamic scholar and politician who is currently serving as Minister for Religious Affairs, the grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque, founder of the Indonesian interfaith organization ''Masyarakat Dialog antar Umat Beragama'' and was vice minister (2011–2014) in the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs. He is also a member of the UK-Indonesia Advisory Team, founded by UK prime minister Tony Blair.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/iag07/members_iag.html |title=Indonesian Embassy in the UK Website |access-date=2009-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307042142/http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/iag07/members_iag.html |archive-date=2007-03-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He is the author of 12 books, among them: ''Argumen Kesetaraan Gender Perspektif Al-Quran (Paramadina, 1999)'', which examines gender bias in the Quran.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100103092555/http://islamlib.com/en/article/holy-books-are-gender-biased/ Article in islamlib.com]}}</ref>
==Early life==
Nasaruddin Umar was born to Andi Muhammad Umar and Andi Bunga Tungke.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Silsilah Keluarga Nassarudin Umar, Imam Besar Istiqlal Dipanggil Prabowo Bakal Jadi Menteri? |url=https://www.suara.com/lifestyle/2024/10/16/085236/silsilah-keluarga-nassarudin-umar-imam-besar-istiqlal-dipanggil-prabowo-bakal-jadi-menteri |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=suara.com |language=id}}</ref> His father, Andi Muhammad Umar, was only formally elementary school graduate, but learned religion very well from local South Sulawesi ulamas. His father was a hard labor at Surabaya harbors before eventually settled back to found South Sulawesi Branch Office of Ansor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bungopos.com |title=Jejak Menteri Agama Nasaruddin Umar: Bercita-cita Jadi Mantri, Berakhir Jabat Menteri |url=https://bungopos.com/read/2025/04/10/4156/jejak-menteri-agama-nasaruddin-umar-bercitacita-jadi-mantri-berakhir-jabat-menteri/ |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=bungopos.com |language=id}}</ref>
Nasaruddin Umar graduated from Alauddin Islamic State Institute, obtaining his baccalaureate (1980) and bachelor's degree (1984) in Islamic religious studies. He did his postgraduate studies at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta resulting is a Magister degree (1992), and a doctorate (1998).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Mufid |first=Husnu |date=2024-10-21 |title=Imam Besar Masjid Istiqlal, Prof. Dr. KH. Nasaruddin Umar, MA, dipilih Jadi Menteri Agama Kabinet Prabowo-Gibran 2024-2029. |url=https://menaramadinah.com/90027/imam-besar-masjid-istiqlalprof-dr-kh-nasaruddin-umar-ma-dipilih-jadi-menteri-agama-kabinet-prabowo-gibran-2024-2029.html |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=Menara Madinah |language=en-US}}</ref>
During his doctorate studies, he was a visiting student for a PhD Program at McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1993–1994), and a visiting student for a PhD Program at Leiden University, Netherlands (1994–1995).
After achieving his doctorate, he was a visiting scholar at Sopia University, Tokyo (2001), a visiting scholar at SOAS University of London (2001–2002), and a visiting Scholar at Georgetown University, Washington DC (2003–2004).
== Careers == As lecturer, he taught at state-run State Hidayatullah State Islamic University and Nahdlatul Ulama-affiliated Quranic Higher Education Institute (''Institute of Quranic Sciences'', PTIQ, now PTIQ University).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jadi Universitas, Gus Jazil Ingatkan Identitas PTIQ sebagai Pusat Kajian Ilmu Al Quran Tak Hilang |url=https://banten.nu.or.id/nasional/jadi-universitas-gus-jazil-ingatkan-identitas-ptiq-sebagai-pusat-kajian-ilmu-al-quran-tak-hilang-l1FsD |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=NU Online |language=id-id}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jadi Pusat Pengaderan Ulama, PTIQ Jakarta Akan Beralih Status dari Institut ke Universitas |url=https://jakarta.nu.or.id/nasional/jadi-pusat-pengaderan-ulama-ptiq-jakarta-akan-beralih-status-dari-institut-ke-universitas-RIxQr |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=NU Online |language=id-id}}</ref> He had appointed as Tafsir Professor for State Hidayatullah State Islamic University in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> He also a rector of PTIQ since 2005 and had continuously elected since then, lastly in 2026, to be serving as PTIQ rector for 2026-2031 period,<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTIQ |title=Sejarah PTIQ |url=https://ptiq.ac.id/sejarah/ |access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=BeritaSatu.com |title=Nasaruddin Umar Kembali Terpilih Jadi Rektor Universitas PTIQ Jakarta |url=https://www.beritasatu.com/nasional/2983474/nasaruddin-umar-kembali-terpilih-jadi-rektor-universitas-ptiq-jakarta |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=beritasatu.com |language=id}}</ref> making him the first PTIQ rector that served concurrently as Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque and Minister Religious Affairs.
== Personal life == He married with Helmi Halimatul Udhma in 1996 and had 3 children, Andi Nizar Nasaruddin Umar, Andi Rizal Nasaruddin Umar, and Cantik Najda Nasaruddin Umar.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== * {{URL|http://nasaruddinumar.org/}}
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