Muhammad Rizieq bin Hussein Shihab is an Indonesian Islamist cleric, the founder and leader of the Islamist group Islamic Defenders Front, which was banned by the government in December 2020. Facing criminal charges in Indonesia, he lived in... Wikipedia
Born: 1965 (age 58 years), Petamburan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Spouse: Syarifah Fadhlun Yahya (m. 1987)
Children: 7
Parents: Hussein Shihab and Sidah Alatas
Organization founded: Islamic Defenders Front
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