Profile Jimly Asshiddiqie, A Legal Figure And Former Chief Justice Of The Constitutional Court Who Accompanied Prabowo Sambut Wiranto

Jimly Asshiddiqie and Marzuki Alie accompanied the chairman of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto in Hambalang, Bogor (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

YOGYAKARTA Profile Jimly Asshiddiqie has received attention from the public. The reason is that he appeared to be present in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java accompanying the General Chairperson of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto when welcoming the General Chairperson of Hanura Wiranto. Then who is he really?

Jimly Asshiddiqie is the former Chief Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court. He was born in Palembang on April 17, 1956. Jimly Asshiddiqie's work in the field of law is indeed quite long. He is also known as a figure who is not only a legal teacher, he also helps decide legal cases through the Constitutional Court.

Jimly Asshiddiqie's childhood was spent in Palembang. Quoted from the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs.go.id, Jimly Asshiddiqie as a child had become a newspaper seller to sell ice drinks.

Jimly Asshiddiqie then moved to Jakarta because he studied at the University of Indonesia, Faculty of Law in 1977 and graduated in 1982. He also received a Law Master's degree at the University of Indonesia. Not only that, Jimly Asshiddiqie also studied in other educational institutions both domestically and abroad.

His capacity in the field of constitutional law is indeed widely recognized. He is not only a teacher in the field of law, he is also trusted as a resource person as well as a team of experts in government institutions. Jimly Asshiddiqie's name was also included in one of the people who drafted the Law during President Suharto's turn to BJ Habibie. In fact, at that time BJ Habibie called Jimly Asshiddiqie a rational, systematic, young Islamic figure, and also a professional analyst.

The change of power from the New Order to the Reformation Era is indeed a fairly important time for the systen of the Indonesian government. In this time, Jimly Asshiddiqie is also needed to formulate a new legal basis. For example, Jimly and several Indonesian figures in the field of law compiled the initial concept of the Idea of Amendment to the 1945 Constitution as well as the live Presidential Election System.

Jimly, who helped build the legal foundation of Indonesia in active state administration in legislative and executive institutions. He was asked to become an Expert Team of the MPR-RI Working Body to Expert Advisors to the Secretariat General of the MPR-RI.

Jimly's work in the field of law made him elected as the first generation constitutional judge. He was elected by the DPR on August 15, 2003. But shortly after that he was appointed Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court on August 19, 2003. Even Jimly was trusted as chairman of the Constitutional Court during the period, namely 2003-2006, and 2006-2008).

After his service period ended, Jimly continued to contribute in the field of law. He was the Chairman of the Honorary Council of the General Elections Commission (DK-KPU) for the period 2010 to 2011.

The current figure of Jimly Asshiddiqie is indeed highlighted for accompanying the General Chairperson of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto when welcoming the General Chairperson of Hanura Wiranto.

Regarding this, Gerindra Party Deputy Chairperson Sugiono, quoted from Antara, explained that Jimly Asshiddiqie is currently actively providing input to Gerindra. However, Sugiono explained that he had not officially become a Gerindra Party cadre.

"Not yet (as a cadre), if KTA has not (owned)," said Sugiono.

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