Andi Rasdiyanah Amir

Andi Rasdiyanah Amir was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and bureaucrat. Rasdiyanah was the rector of the Alauddin Islamic State Institute from 1985 to 1994. She was the first female to lead an Islamic higher education institution in Indonesia as well as the first female rector in the eastern part of Indonesia. At the end of her term as rector, Rasdiyanah was appointed by the minister of religious affairs as the director general for Islamic institutions. She was replaced in the position and continued teaching at the Alauddin Islamic State Institute until her death.