Vice President Amin: We Are Optimistic We Can
Sure. Our experience in the past showed it was possible. Of course, we can do it now. But it requires the people’s participation. We must be optimistic.
Vice President Ma\'ruf Amin.
A day after being sworn in as vice president of Indonesia for the 2019-2024 period on Oct. 20, 2019, was assigned by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to represent him at the coronation of the emperor of Japan, Naruhito, in Tokyo. It was the first assignment given to the former chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
Now, many tasks and jobs have been carried out by Vice President Ma\'ruf Amin, starting from managing the sharia economy and finances, the halal industry and dealing with stunted children to bureaucratic reform, poverty, regional autonomy, religious harmony and accelerating development in Papua and West Papua.