Ali Masykur Musa

After completing high school and Pondok Pesantren (Indonesians' Islamic Boarding School), he attended the International Relations department, Social and Politic Science Faculty of Jember University, East Java. He became active in Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) and was running for local chairman of Jember regency branch from 1985 to 1986. In 1991, he was elected as chairman of Central Board of PMII. He was also appointed as deputy chairman of GP Ansor, the youth wing of Indonesia's Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Jember regency branch in 1986. He was elected as Chairman of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) from 1999 to 2000. In the Nahdlatul Ulama leadership board (PB NU), he held the position of chairman of Economic Institution department from 2000 to 2005. Since 2012, he serves as chairman of Central Board of NU's Scholars Association (PP ISNU).

Ali Masykur Musa (born September 12, 1962) is an Indonesian politician who serves as current chairman of Central Board of NU's Scholars Association (PP ISNU). He is also current member of the Supreme Audit Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI) and appointed as official candidate for chairman of The Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA), under the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI). Ali had close relationship with former president and co-founder of National Awakening Party (PKB), Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid, and was twice elected as chairman of the party's faction in the House of Representatives in 2002 and 2006.

Ali Masykur Musa was born on 12 September 1962 in Tulungagung regency of East Java. His parents were Kiyai Hadji Musa Asy’ari, a local priest, and Hadjah Muthmainnah. He was the fourth of 5 children.