Yenny Wahid facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Yenny Wahid
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Wahid in 2011
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Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh
29 October 1974 |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Alma mater | Trisakti University Harvard Kennedy School |
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| Organization | The Wahid Institute |
| Political party | PKB PKBIB (formerly) |
| Spouse(s) | Dhorir Farisi |
| Children | 3 |
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Yenny Wahid, whose full name is Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh (born October 29, 1974), is an important Indonesian figure. She is known as an activist, a journalist, and a politician. Today, she leads The Wahid Institute. This is a special research center started by her father, Abdurrahman Wahid.
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Early Life and Learning
Yenny Wahid comes from a very important family in Indonesia. She is the second daughter of Abdurrahman Wahid, who was once the President of Indonesia. Her grandfather was Wahid Hasyim, Indonesia's first minister for religious affairs. Her great-grandfather, Hasyim Asy'ari, founded Nahdatul Ulama. This is the world's largest Muslim organization.
Yenny studied at Trisakti University in Jakarta. She earned a degree in design and visual communication.
Journalism Career
After finishing university, Yenny Wahid became a journalist. She worked for Fairfax Media. This company publishes newspapers in Australia, like The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
As a journalist, she reported on important events. She covered news from places like East Timor and Aceh. Her stories from East Timor, after it voted for independence in 1999, were very good. She and her team even won a special award called a Walkley Award for their journalism.
Advocacy and Leadership
When her father became the fourth President of Indonesia, Yenny stopped being a journalist. She began helping her father with his new job, especially with talking to the public.
Later, she went to Harvard Kennedy School to get a master's degree. When she came back to Indonesia in 2004, she became the director of The Wahid Institute. This institute works on Islamic studies and promotes peace. She also advised President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on political communication from 2005 to 2007. She was also involved with a political group called the National Awakening Party (PKB).
Achievements and Recognition
Many people recognize Yenny Wahid for her important work. Greg Barton, a writer for The Australian newspaper, said she helped her father understand the violence happening in East Timor. She showed him how the Indonesian military was involved.
The World Economic Forum chose her as a Young Global Leader in 2009. This means she was recognized as a young person making a big difference in the world. She continued to be active in this role for many years.
Yenny Wahid is married to Dhohir Farisi.
