Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin was born in Sampang, May 13, 1957. His education from elementary school to senior high school is full of islamic-based schools. In university Mahfud MD studied in two  different  degree fields. One of them is Constitutional laws in Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) and the other one is Arabic literature in Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). After his double degree, Mahfud MD did a master's degree in political science in UGM and later a doctoral degree in Constitutional Law Science which also in UGM. Armed with his knowledge, he did any job from being the lecturer, rector, ministar in many fields, part of DPR RI, deputy Chairman of DPR RI Legislature, and head of Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK). His academic and intellectual skills in the field of law and politics led him to become Coordinating Minister of Legal Political and Security in Cabinet of Indonesia Maju for 2019-2024. Mahfud MD' achievements led him to become the vice of Ganjar Pranowo in the Indonesia Presidential Election of 2024.
