Alwi Shihab

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Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab (born Rappang, South Sulawesi; 19 August 1946) is the Indonesian Minister of People's Welfare. He was the foreign minister of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001 and is currently the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare.

He has continuously tried to present Islam as an inclusive, moderate religion, basing this on his reading of the Qur'an.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Profile at TokohIndonesia.com (In Indonesian)

Preceded by Ali Alatas	Foreign minister of Indonesia 1999–2001	Succeeded by Hassan Wirajuda
Preceded by Jusuf Kalla	Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare of Indonesia 2004–2005	Succeeded by Aburizal Bakrie