What is Salahuddin Wahid?
[[File:Salahuddin wahid 2004 election.jpg|right|200px]] '''Salahuddin Wahid''' (11 September 1942 – 2 February 2020), known as '''Gus Solah''', was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and politician. He was a member of the [[People's Consultative Assembly]] from 1998 to 1999 and was the vice chair of the [[National Commission on Human Rights (Indonesia)|National Commission on Human Rights]] from 2002 to 2004. During the [[2004 Indonesian presidential election|2004 presidential election]], he became the running mate to [[Wiranto]], though the ticket lost the election. Wahid was born in [[Jombang Regency|Jombang]], [[Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies|Japanese Indies]]. He studied at [[Bandung Institute of Technology]]. In January 2020, Wahid had [[surgery]] at a [[Jakarta]] hospital. He died from problems caused by the surgery on 2 February 2020, aged 77.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20200202212852-4-134614/mantan-wakil-ketua-komnas-ham-gus-sholah-tutup-usia|title=Mantan Wakil Ketua Komnas HAM Gus Sholah Tutup Usia|trans-title=Former Vice Chair of National Commission on Human Rights Gus Sholah Passed Away|work=CNBC Indonesia|date=2 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wahid, Salahuddin}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Indonesian academics]] [[Category:Indonesian politicians]] {{bio-stub}}