Muhammadiyah, Seedbed of National Leadership

As a modern Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah possesses a cadre development system capable of producing national leaders. Formerly, the New Order government attempted to stunt Muhammadiyah's growth.

August 14, 2001

Many political observers will admit that jointly with university students, Dr. M. Amien Rais acted as the force behind the reform movement responsible for toppling the New Order regime. Attributes and weaknesses aside, there is no doubt that Amien, a former Muhammadiyah national leader and currently the Speaker of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR), has played an important role in national politics over the past few years. During the initia

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