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Indonesian religious scholar (1951-2017)
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Sofjan Saury Siregar
Siregar in 2005
Born(1951-01-05)January 5, 1951
Tapanuli Selatan, Indonesia
DiedOctober 23, 2017(2017-10-23) (aged 66)
Novi Pazar, Serbia
Alma materUniversitas Islam Negeri (formerly IAIN) Sunan Kalidjaga, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Spouse Berlian Tri Astuti ​(m. 1980)​
Children3
Parents
  • Syahmin Azhari Siregar (father)
  • Bagarah Harahap (mother)

Sofjan Saury Siregar (5 January 1951 – 23 October 2017) was an Indonesian religious scholar, active community leader, and presidential contender. He authored De Edele Koran, a contemporary Dutch translation of the Quran, that is widely used in the Netherlands and Belgium.

He joined the race for Indonesian presidency in 2004 and 2014. He founded a new political party named Partai Maslahat Rakyat in 2002. He was also the chairman of the European chapter of the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) between 2000 and 2015.

When Indonesia experienced a political and societal turmoil in 2000, the tension also impacted the Indonesian community in the Netherlands. He spearheaded the formation of the Indonesian Community in the Netherlands' Communication Forum (Forum Komunikasi Masyarakat Indonesia di Netherland – FKMIN.) This forum is meant to provide an inter-faith communication platform for the Indonesian community in the Netherlands. For his services in promoting inter-faith dialogue and for his humanitarian work, he was named Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), formerly known as Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace) in 2003.

Until his departure in 2017, he was the chairman of the Indonesische Stichting Rotterdam (ISR).

Members of ISR at Schiphol Airport 2015

Family

In 1980, he married Berliantri Astuti in Medan, Indonesia. Within two months of the marriage, the couple moved to the Netherlands. They have three children: Sjahdian Siregar (son), Sabrina Siregar (daughter), Syarifah Siregar (daughter).

References

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  6. De edele Koran : en een vertaling van betekenissen ervan in de Nederlandse taal. Siregar, Sofjan S. Den Haag: Islamitisch Cultureel Centrum Nederland (ICCN). 1996. ISBN 90-73355-08-7. OCLC 68463768.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  8. "Capres Konvensi Rakyat Janji Berikan Rumah Menteri untuk Rakyat". Skalanews. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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  10. "Mendesak Dibentuk KBRI Watch". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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