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Ahmad Dahlan

Indonesian Islamic revivalist (1868-1923) · Educators · Died at 54

Kyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan, often abbreviated to K. H. Ahmad Dahlan, was an Indonesian Muslim religious leader and revivalist, who established the Muhammadiyah organization, which would become one of the largest Muslim organizations in Indonesia, second only to the Nahdlatul Ulama.

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Born in Kauman, Yogyakarta, he was the son of an imam of a local mosque and traced his origins from the lineage of Muhammad. Ahmad Dahlan performed the Hajj pilgrimage when he was 15 years old, and he lived in Mecca for another five years.

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Educators
Type
Educator
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1923 · aged 54