Vice President Ma'ruf Receives The 2021 GIFA Leadership Awards

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin received the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) Leadership Awards 2021, representing the Government of Indonesia and the National Committee for Sharia Economics and Finance (KNEKS), which was organized by Edbiz Corporation online from London, England, Tuesday. .

"As the Daily Chair of KNEKS, I accept this award on behalf of KNEKS and on behalf of the Government of Indonesia. KNEKS is institutionally a representation of the Government of Indonesia in the mission of developing Islamic economics and finance," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in his speech from Jakarta, reported by Antara, Tuesday, September 14th.

As a means to encourage the development of the Islamic economy and finance internationally, the Vice President said GIFA has become a catalyst in supporting these development efforts.

"GIFA always includes all industry stakeholders, from politicians to academics who contribute greatly and play leadership roles in their respective fields," he also said.

By receiving this award, Indonesia will continue to work hard in realizing its vision and mission to become a global Islamic financial and economic hub.

"We accept this as a challenge to work hard to become a global hub for the Islamic economy and the world's halal industry, as well as to have an impact as a new economic source after the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the whole world," he said. Indonesia (MUI) received the 2016 GIFA Lifetime Awards. In the same year, President Joko Widodo was also awarded the 2016 GIFA Leadership Awards.

Three years later, in 2019 Indonesia was ranked first as a country that developed Islamic finance.

"For us, all the awards given by GIFA to Indonesia are joint achievements of all national Islamic economic and financial stakeholders, who have received political support and commitment from the highest leaders in Indonesia," said the Vice President.