JAKARTA - Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia 2019 '2024 Ma'ruf Amin, revealed that President Prabowo Subianto had conveyed his commitment to form a Sharia Economic Agency.
"I'm actually waiting for news from Mrs. Sri (Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani) about the agency. Mr. Prabowo told me, 'I still have a debt from Mr. Kiai about this Sharia Economic Agency'," he said at the 2025 Sharia National Economic and Financial Facilities event, Wednesday, August 13.
According to him, the presence of the Sharia Economic Agency is very strategic because it functions as a cross-sectoral driver in the sharia economic ecosystem.
He added that this institution will not only focus on the Islamic finance industry, but also cover the halal industry sector, pesantren entrepreneurship, and community empowerment.
"So that there are those who navigate all of this, through the Sharia Economic Agency," he said.
Ma'ruf Amin believes that the formation of this agency will accelerate Indonesia's steps to become the world's Islamic economic leader.
As for now, based on the State of the Global Islamic Economy (SGIE) 2024/2025 report, Indonesia is in third place.
"If I'm not mistaken, from number 15, then number 8, then number 5, now number 3. So if we go to number 1, it's close from 3 to 1. If from 15 to number 3, it's far away, we can catch up within 10 years. If number 3 to 1 is only two jumps, I think 1-2 years we have to go through to become number 1 in the world," he said.
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In addition to the matter of the agency, Ma'ruf Amin also said that the Indonesian House of Representatives was initiating the Sharia Economic Law (UU) as a comprehensive legal umbrella.
According to him, this regulation is important to strengthen the legal foundations and development of the sharia ecosystem in Indonesia, which is the country with the largest Muslim population in the world.
"Yesterday I spoke with the Chairman of Commission XI of the DPR RI," said Mr. Misbakhun, the DPR will initiate this law. So I think it's just a matter of what... what is left? Just knock then," he concluded.
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