What is Jafar Umar Thalib?
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jafar Umar Thalib | honorific_suffix = | image = Ja'far Umar Thalib.jpg | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = id | birth_name = Ja'far Umar Thalib | birth_date = {{birth date|1961|12|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = {{INA}},<br/>{{Coat of arms|East Java}},<br/>[[Malang]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|08|25|1961|12|29}} | death_place = {{INA}},<br/>[[Jakarta]] | death_cause = [[Myocardial infarction]] | resting_place = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = [[Ulama|Islamic cleric]] | years_active = | employer = | known_for = [[Laskar Jihad]] Islamic organization | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = Venia Said Fuhaid | children = 9 | parents = Umar Thalib (father)<br/>Badriyah Saleh (mother) | relatives = | awards = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} '''Jafar Umar Thalib''' ({{audio|En-us-Jafar Umar Thalib from Indonesia pronunciation (Voice of America).ogg|pronunciation}}; {{lang-ar|جَعْفَر عُمَر طَالِب}}; {{IPA-ar|dʒaʕfar ʕumar tˤaːlib}}; December 29, 1961 – August 25, 2019)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20190825143451-20-424463/sakit-jantung-eks-laskar-jihad-jafar-umar-thalib-tutup-usia | title=Sakit Jantung, Eks Laskar Jihad Jafar Umar Thalib Tutup Usia }}</ref> was an Indonesian [[Muslim]] figure. He was the founder and the head of [[Laskar Jihad]], an Islamic organization in Indonesia. Thalib died of a [[heart attack]] in [[Jakarta]] on August 25, 2019 at the age of 57.<ref>[https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/25/jafar-umar-thalib-firebrand-cleric-known-for-roles-in-maluku-conflict-dies-at-58.html Jafar Umar Thalib, firebrand cleric known for roles in Maluku conflict, dies at 58]</ref> ==References== {{ref