Muhammad Hanif Alatas

Habib Muhammad Hanif bin Abdurrahman Alatas (most commonly known as Habib Hanif; born 13 January 1993) is an Indonesian Islamic cleric, preacher and activist of the Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam, abbreviated as FPI). He is the son-in-law of the founder and high priest of FPI, Habib Muhammad Rizieq Shihab. He married Sharifah Zulfa Shihab, Rizieq's daughter, on 17 August 2016. FPI was disbanded by the Indonesian government on 30 December 2020, but its sympathizers then founded a new FPI organization with the acronym Islamic Brotherhood Front (Front Persaudaraan Islam). In 2022, a new FPI management was formed, Hanif himself then served as secretary of the shuro council of the FPI central board.

Biography
Hanif was born in Petamburan, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta on 20 Rajab 1413 AH as the first of four children of Habib Abdurrahman Alatas and Sharifah Fadhilah binti Ahmadun Alatas. His three siblings are Sholeh Alatas, Syarifah Aisyah Alatas, and Umar Alatas. Both of them are native residents of Petamburan, Central Jakarta, but later moved to the Kembangan area, West Jakarta. His father, Abdurrahman, was one of the figures and founders of the Islamic Defenders Front when it was first formed in 1998.