Wahiduddin Adams | |
Office: | Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia |
Term Start1: | 21 March 2014 |
Term End1: | 18 January 2024 |
President: | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo |
Successor: | Arsul Sani |
Birth Date: | 1954 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia |
Alma Mater: | Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta |
Occupation: | Judge, Bureaucrat |
Wahiduddin Adams is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. He and Aswanto were appointed to the court by the People's Representative Council in March 2014.[1] Prior to serving on the bench, Adams was the Director General of Legislation at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.[2] [3] [4]
During his tenure as Director General, he often represented the Government of Indonesia in cases of judicial review.[5] Adams has been notable for his position in support of gender-based affirmative action for membership in the People's Representative Council.[6] However, he was also among the minority judges who supported the criminalization of pre-marital sex and homosexuality in the Constitutional Court's decision in 2017.[7]