Alwi Shahab

Alwi Shahab (; August 31, 1936 – September 17, 2020) was an Indonesian journalist for more than 40 years who mainly focused on Jakarta's socio-cultural problems. His career began in 1960 as a journalist at the Arabian Press Board news agency in Jakarta.

In addition to journalism, Alwi also wrote essays which were compiled at least into 11 books from 2001 to 2013. Most of his books were published by ''Republika'', where he worked since 1993. Subjects of his articles include the history of culture in Jakarta. Provided by Wikipedia