Abdul Muhaiman Iskandar, from teacher to politician

Published on 19/02/2025 GMT+7 Reading time 3 minutes

Abdul Halim Iskandar was educated in a madrasah (Islamic school) from a very young age. He is very well educated in religion, philosophy, and educational sociology. He started out as a teacher at a madrasah then a dean at a university, and later on becoming the speaker of the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD). Iskandar owns a hospital, funded by the Nahdlatul Ulama institution before becoming the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration for the period of 2019-2024.

Early Life and Education

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