INDONESIA - IN MEMORIAM - Accounting experts Syariah Sofyan Safri dies

Jakarta (3/2) - Islamic accounting experts as well as Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Prof. Dr. Sofyan Univeritas Trisakti Safri Harahap died last night, Thursday (02.02.12). He exhales his last breath at 20:23 pm in room 304 Cipto Mangunkusumo, after being treated for 3 weeks. He died at age 55. (source)


Based on information compiled pkesinteraktif.com, bodies this morning (Friday 3/2) will arrive to Trisakti University, Grogol at 10.00 and then held a ceremony to release the bodies. After ba'da Friday prayer, the prayer will be held in the body of the Martyrs Mosque (mosque Trisakti campus). Then the body will be buried d TPU Rubber bivouac, Central Jakarta.
Safri Sofyan known as known as an economist who fight for Islam in the country's economy. One of the founders of Islamic Economist and Finance (IEF) Trisakti, is Vice Chairman of the Association of Islamic Economics (IAEI). In addition too many different positions he had held primarily related to Islamic economics.
The following brief biographical data:
Sofyan Harahap Syafri born in Sipangko, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra in 1956. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from the University of North Sumatra and a Master's degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He obtained his PhD from the University of Adelaide, Australia, with a dissertation topic "Bank Indonesia Supervision of Commercial Banks".
He began his career at the Bank Duta in Medan (1984-1985), and then worked at several different accounting firms in the field until 1992. He is the Corporate Secretary and Controller at Bank Muamalat (1991-1992). He served on a committee for the development of Islamic banking at Bank Indonesia (2005-2007), Independent Commissioner in Bank Syariah Mandiri (2002-2007), and also taught at the University of Trisakti in the field of Islamic Economic and Finance (2004 - present). He became a Visiting Professor at INCEIF, Bank Negara Malaysia (2006 - present) and external examiner at the University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (2006 - present), La Trobe University, Australia, and so forth.
His last position as an Independent Commissioner since June 2010 BNI Syariah and Dean FE Trisakti since October 2011.
Have a good trip in sleeping panjangmu. Hopefully got the best places in his side. (Ul)

Pakar Akutansi Syariah Sofyan Safri Tutup Usia

Friday, 03 February 2012 02:39 ula

Jakarta (3/2)- Pakar akutansi syariah sekaligus Dekan Fakultas Ekonomi Univeritas Trisakti Prof Dr Sofyan Safri Harahap meninggal kemarin malam, Kamis (2/2/12). Ia hembuskan nafas terakhir pukul 20.23 WIB di RS Cipto Mangunkusumo kamar 304, setelah selama 3 minggu dirawat. Ia tutup usia di usia ke 55.
Berdasarkan informasi yang dihimpun pkesinteraktif.com, Jenazah pagi ini (jum'at 3/2) akan tiba ke kampus Universitas Trisakti, Grogol pukul 10.00 untuk kemudian dilaksanakan upacara pelepasan jenazah. Setelah ba'da sholat jum'at, akan dilaksanakan shalat jenazah di Masjid Syuhada (masjid kampus trisakti). Kemudian jenazah akan dimakamkan d TPU Karet Bivak, Jakarta Pusat.
Seperti yang diketahui Sofyan Safri dikenal sebagai ekonom yang gigih memperjuangkan ekonomi Islam di negeri ini. Salah satu pendiri Islamic Economis and Finance (IEF) Trisakti ini, merupakan Wakil Ketua Ikatan Ahli Ekonomi Islam (IAEI). Selain itu berbagai jabatan juga banyak ia pegang terutama yang berkaitan dengan ekonomi Islam.
Berikut biodata singkatnya:
Sofyan Syafri Harahap lahir di Sipangko, Tapanuli Selatan, Sumatera Utara tahun 1956. Ia memperoleh gelar Sarjana dari Universitas Sumatera Utara dan gelar Master dari Universitas Illinois, Chicago. Gelar Doktor diperoleh beliau dari Universitas Adelaide, Australia, dengan topik disertasi "Pengawasan Bank Indonesia terhadap Bank Komersial".
Ia memulai karirnya di Bank Duta di Medan (1984-1985), dan kemudian bekerja pada beberapa perusahaan akuntansi yang berbeda di Medan sampai dengan tahun 1992. Ia adalah Sekretaris Perusahaan dan Controller pada Bank Muamalat (1991-1992). Ia menjabat pada sebuah komite untuk pengembangan perbankan Syariah di Bank Indonesia (2005-2007), Komisaris Independen di Bank Syariah Mandiri (2002-2007), dan juga mengajar di Universitas Trisakti dalam bidang Islamic Economic and Finance (2004 - sekarang). Ia menjadi Dosen Tamu di INCEIF, Bank Negara Malaysia (2006 - sekarang) dan external examiner di University of Malaysia, Kuala lumpur (2006 - sekarang), La Trobe university, Australia, dan sebagainya.
Jabatan terakhir sebagai Komisaris Independen BNI Syariah sejak Juni 2010 dan Dekan FE Trisakti sejak Oktober 2011.
Selamat jalan dalam tidur panjangmu. Semoga mendapat tempat terbaik di sisi-Nya.(Ul)

Source: http://www.pkesinteraktif.com/berita/91-umum/3193-pakar-akutansi-syariah-sofyan-safri-tutup-usia.html -Feb 3, 2012 - google translate