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View all search resultsMa'ruf 'could do more' to develop sharia economy
As the former chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the supreme leader of Nahdlatul Ulama, Ma’ruf was well placed to play a major role in promoting the sharia economy in Indonesia.
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s a respected elder figure among the Muslim grassroots, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin was initially expected to play a significant role in enacting policies that could benefit Indonesia’s majority-Muslim population.
But analysts have suggested that Ma’ruf could still do more to promote the sharia economy and finance.
As the former chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the supreme leader of Nahdlatul Ulama, Ma’ruf was well placed to play a major role in promoting the sharia economy in Indonesia.
But more concrete actions were expected of him after being sworn in as the nation’s second-in-command, said Kunto Adi Wibobo, executive director of Jakarta-based pollster KedaiKOPI.
“His position as the vice president would be vital in developing the sharia economy and finance, but it didn’t automatically pave the way for him [to become a lot more involved] in the decision-making process,” he told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
The role of Islamic social finance in Indonesia cannot be underestimated, with Islamic charity and social movement networks reaching deeper and further into the grassroots than most state-led social safety net initiatives.
The government launched a masterplan for the sharia economy last year, which provides a five-year development roadmap with a focus on industries such as the food and beverage sector, among other things.
