Mohammad Mahfud MD (born May 13, 1957) is an Indonesian politician. He is of Madurese descent, born in Sampang, a city on Madura Island. He was the Minister of Defense in the government of Abdurrahman Wahid, and served as a member of the National Awakening Party in the People's Representative Council from 2004 to 2008, when he was elected a Constitutional Judge. Currently he is Chairman of the Indonesian Constitutional Court.
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Mahfud was appointed as Minister of Defense by President Abdurrahman Wahid on August 23, 2000, during a cabinet shuffle. He held office until Wahid's impeachment by the People's Consultative Assembly in 2001.
In the 2004 election, Mahfud were became one of the National Awakening Party's nominees for the 2009 parliament election, and selected to become a People's Representative Council member.
In 2008, Mahfud was one of the Constitutional Judges selected by the Yudhoyono government and the People's Representative Council, and in the Indonesian Constitutional Court chairman election, he narrowly defeated the incumbent candidate Jimly Asshiddiqie to become the second chairman of the Indonesian Constitutional Court.
At the first edition of Seputar Indonesia Awards by RCTI, Mahfud MD was named as newsmakers of the year, beating US President Barack Obama and World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati.[1]
| Preceded by Jimly Asshiddiqie |
Chairman of Indonesian Constitutional Court 2008–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Juwono Sudarsono |
Minister of Defense 2000-2004 |
Succeeded by Matori Abdul Jalil |