Amien Rais

Amien Rais
Amien Rais
	Amien Rais's 2004 president candidate portrait
10th Speaker of the People's; Consultative Assembly
	In office; 3 October 1999 – 30 September 2004
President	B.J. Habibie; Abdurrahman Wahid; Megawati Sukarnoputri;
Preceded by	Harmoko
Succeeded by	Hidayat Nur Wahid
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Amien Rais; 26 April 1944; Surakarta, Japanese East Indies
Political party	Ummah
Other political; affiliations	PAN (1998–2020)
Spouse	Kusnasriyati Sri Rahayu
Children	Ahmad Hanafi Rais; Hanum Salsabiela Rais; Ahmad Mumtaz Rais; Tasniem Fauzia Rais; Ahmad Baihaqy Rais;
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame; University of Chicago; George Washington University;
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Muhammad Amien Rais (born 26 April 1944) is an Indonesian politician. He was one of the leaders of the reform movement that forced the resignation of President Suharto in 1998. Amien Rais was the leader of Muhammadiyah, one of the two biggest Muslim organizations in Indonesia, from 1995 to 2000. He was the Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) from 1999 to 2004. During his chairmanship, the MPR passed a series of amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia. These amendments, among other things, established direct presidential elections, a presidential term limit (two terms), and the Constitutional Court.

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