Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi

== Life and career ==

== Life and career ==

Zarkasyi was born in [[Ponorogo Regency|Ponorogo]] on 4 November 1949, the son of [[Imam Zarkasyi]], the founder of the ''Darussalam Gontor Islamic Boarding School''.{{Cite web |title=K.H. Imam Zarkasyi, Dari Gontor Merintis Pesantren Mode... |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10150034-k-h-imam-zarkasyi-dari-gontor-merintis-pesantren-modern |access-date=13 January 2026 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} After completing his first undergraduate higher education at the Darussalam Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor Education Institute, he then earned a bachelor's degree in Comparative Religion from the Faculty of Ushuluddin in Comparative Religion, IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, in 1978. He then continued his studies at the master's level in Islamic Philosophy at the Faculty of Darul Ulum, [[Cairo University]], Egypt and graduated in 1987.{{Cite book |last=Zarkasyi |first=Amal Fathullah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3N2mnQAACAAJ |title=Konsep tauhid Ibn Taymiyyah dan pengaruhnya di Indonesia: kajian kes terhadap penggubalan kurikulum pengajian akidah di pondok modern Darussalam Gontor Ponorogo Indonesia |date=2005 |publisher=Jabatan Akidah dan Pemikiran Islam, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya |language=ms}}

Zarkasyi was born in [[Ponorogo Regency|Ponorogo]] on 4 November 1949, the son of [[Imam Zarkasyi]], the founder of the [[Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor|Darussalam Gontor Islamic Boarding Schoo]]l.{{Cite web |title=K.H. Imam Zarkasyi, Dari Gontor Merintis Pesantren Mode... |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10150034-k-h-imam-zarkasyi-dari-gontor-merintis-pesantren-modern |access-date=13 January 2026 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} After completing his first associate degree in education studies at the Darussalam Institute for Education Studies (currently University of Darussalam Gontor), he then earned a bachelor's degree in Comparative Religion from the Faculty of Ushuluddin, [[Sunan Ampel State Islamic University Surabaya|IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya]], in 1978. He then continued his studies to the Department of Islamic Philosophy at the Faculty of Darul Ulum, [[Cairo University]], Egypt and graduated with a masters' degree in 1987.{{Cite book |last=Zarkasyi |first=Amal Fathullah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3N2mnQAACAAJ |title=Konsep tauhid Ibn Taymiyyah dan pengaruhnya di Indonesia: kajian kes terhadap penggubalan kurikulum pengajian akidah di pondok modern Darussalam Gontor Ponorogo Indonesia |date=2005 |publisher=Jabatan Akidah dan Pemikiran Islam, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya |language=ms}}

After completing his master's studies, he was then assigned by his father to teach at the Darussalam Education Institute (IPD) Gontor from 1978 to 1980. He was then appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Ushuluddin IPD Gontor for the period of service 1988–2000, this position he held until the change of IPD to the Institute of Islamic Studies of Darussalam (ISID) in 1994, where he served as Vice Chancellor III of ISID from 1996 to 2000. Then, he was appointed Vice Chancellor IV of ISID for the 2006-2014 period. During his tenure, he supported and took care of the transformation of ISID into [[Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor|Universitas Darussalam Gontor]] (UNIDA Gontor). In 2014, Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi was inaugurated as a professor in the field of Kalam Sciences, as well as the first rector of UNIDA Gontor until 2020.

After completing his master's studies, he was then assigned by his father to teach at the Darussalam Education Institute (IPD) Gontor from 1978 to 1980. He was then appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Ushuluddin IPD Gontor for the period of service 1988–2000, this position he held until the change of IPD to the Institute of Islamic Studies of Darussalam (ISID) in 1994, where he served as Vice Chancellor III of ISID from 1996 to 2000. Then, he was appointed Vice Chancellor IV of ISID for the 2006-2014 period. During his tenure, he supported and took care of the transformation of ISID into [[Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor|Universitas Darussalam Gontor]] (UNIDA Gontor). In 2014, Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi was inaugurated as a professor in the field of Kalam Sciences, as well as the first rector of UNIDA Gontor until 2020.