Sahal Mahfudz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indonesian Islamic cleric
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Place of Birth: Kajen, Indonesia
About Sahal Mahfudz
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- Mohammad Ahmad Sahal Mahfudh (December 17, 1937 – January 24, 2014) was an Indonesian cleric.
- He was the spiritual leader (rais aam') - the most senior cleric - of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Muslim majority organization, from 1999 to the time of his death in 2014.
- He was also chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
- Mahfundh took over the Maslakul Huda boarding school from his father, Kiai Mahfudz Salam, in 1963.Sahal Mahfudz was born in Pati, Indonesia, and died at his residence in the Maslakul Huda Islamic boarding school in Kajen, Margoyoso in Pati regency, Central Java.
- The cleric had previously been treated at the Dr.
- Kariadi General Hospital in Semarang for lung and heart problems.Sahal Mahfunds never entered politics.
- He is survived by his wife, Nafisah Sahal, Son, Abdul Ghaffar Rozin, and 2 grandchildren.
- He was buried in his hometown and laid beside the tomb of his uncle Abdullah Salam.
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