Arab Indonesians

Arab Indonesians
Orang Arab-Indonesia
عرب إندونيسيا

Hadhrami immigrants in Dutch East Indies
Total population
5,000,000 (2005) Indonesians of Arab ancestry[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
North Sumatra, Aceh, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Jakarta, West Java, South Kalimantan
Languages
Indonesian, Arabic, Indonesian regional languages
Religion
mostly Sunni Islam with small Shia minority
Related ethnic groups
Hadhramis, Arab Singaporeans, Arab Malaysians, Arab diaspora

Arab Indonesians are citizens of Indonesia. Their origin is Arab, and they are mainly from Hadrami. Until 1919, they were part of Dutch East Indies' law. Some people later gained economic power through real estate investment and trading. Currently, most of them can be found in Java and South Sumatra. They are almost all (generally orthodox) Muslims.

1. ↑ Suryadinata, Leo (2008). Ethnic Chinese in Contemporary Indonesia. Singapore: Chinese Heritage Centre and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-230-835-1.
2. ↑ Shihab, Alwi (2003-12-21). "Hadramaut dan Para Kapiten Arab". Republika. Retrieved 2015-03-25.