Alwi Shihab

Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab (Arabic: علوي عبد الرحمن شهاب‎ Alawī ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Šihāb) (born 19 August 1946 in South Sulawesi) is one of the leading authorities and scholars on the interaction of Christian and Muslim communities. Currently he is the Indonesian President's special envoy to the Middle East and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. He held the office of Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare in 2004–2005 and the Foreign Minister of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001.

Alwi Shihab

Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab (Arabic: علوي عبد الرحمن شهاب‎ Alawī ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Šihāb) (born 19 August 1946 in South Sulawesi) is one of the leading authorities and scholars on the interaction of Christian and Muslim communities. Currently he is the Indonesian President's special envoy to the Middle East and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. He held the office of Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare in 2004–2005 and the Foreign Minister of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001.