Curriculum Vitae

Name Muchlis Ainur Rofik
Sex Male
Date of birth Lamongan, October 5, 1967
Nationality Indonesia
Email muchlis_ar@yahoo.com; muchlis@an.tv

Education record

SD Negeri Bluluk, Lamongan, 1974 - 1980
KMI (Kulliyyatul Mu'allimin al-Islamiyyah) Islamic Boarding School, Gontor, Ponorogo, 1980 - 1986
Faculty of Islamic Education, State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 1988 - 1989
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, State Insititute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 1989 - 1995
Fellow at Knight Wallace Professional Journalism Fellowship at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2002 – 2003

Organization Record

Chairman of Muhammadiyah Student Association (Ikatan Mahasiswa Muhammadiyah) Ciputat, 1988 - 1990
Chairman of Faculty of Theology and Philosophy Student's Board, 1988 - 1990
Chairman of Forum Mahasiswa Ciputat (Formaci), 1990 - 1992

Employment Record

Assistant to the Editor at Jurnal Ulumul Qur'an, Jakarta, 1990 - 1992
Research and Education Staff at Lembaga Studi Agama dan Filsafat (LSAF), Jakarta, 1990 - 1992
Manager of Jakarta Office of Mizan Publishing House (Bandung), 1992 - 1995
Assistant to the Editor at Jurnal Studia Islamika, IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 1995 - 1996
Research and Publication Manager at Perhimpunan untuk Pengembangan Pesantren dan Masyarakat (P3M), Jakarta, 1996 - 1996
Editor of Political Desk at Tabloid PARON (Weekly News Tabloid), 1996 - 1998
Editor of Political Desk at GAMMA Weekly News Magazine, 1998 - 2001
Assignment Editor and Producer at Metro-TV, Jakarta, 2001 - 2006
Coordinator of Regional News Gathering editors at Antv, Jakarta, 2006 -

Workshops, Training, Courses and Seminars

National Forum

Project Officer of Seminar on Religion, Democracy, and Pluralism, Lembaga Studi Agama dan Filsafat (LSAF), Jakarta, 1989
Program Officer of Seminar on Religion and Pop Culture, Mizan Book Publishing, Jakarta, 1992
Program Officer of International Conference on Religion and Spirituality, Jakarta, 1993
Program Officer of Trainings on Gender and Women's Rights in Islam, Perhimpunan untuk Pengembangan Pesantren dan Masyarakat (P3M), Jakarta, 1996
Trainer on Journalism for various student circles at Islamic State University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2000-2004
Trainer on Media literacy for Muhammadiyah Youth Leaders, at Gedung Dakwah Muhammadiyah (Muhammadiyah Headquater), Jakarta, 2003
Trainer on Broadcast (TV) Media Literacy for KIP (Komite Independen Pemilu) Aceh’s board members, Hotel Sultan, Banda Aceh, 2005
Trainer on peace journalism and war coverage by Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI), at Padang, West Sumatra, 2008

International Forum


Participant of International Workshop on Religious Tolerance and Pluralism, AMAN, Bangkok, Thailand, 1997
Resource Person of on Media and the war against terrorism at the Center of Middle East, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2002
Resource Person on Politics, Media and the Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism in Indonesia at the Center for South-east Asian Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2003

Special Projects and Assignments

Field Producing the stories of fall of President Abdurrahman Wahid as seen from East Java (the hotspot of Gus Dur’s defenders), Metro-tv, 2001
Field Producing “live report” on the crash of two trains (the death toll around 60 people) at Brebes, Central Java, Metrotv, 2001.
Designing and Producing “Midnight Live”, a midnight live program (talkshows and live reports) on human-interest issues such as people with aids, gays, trans-sexuality, drug culture, culture of violence, health service for the poorest, and so on. Metrotv, 2003.
Reporting “Live” the dynamics of first ever Presidential Election in the East Java Area, the so-called hotspot of religion and politics. Metrotv, 2004.
Field Producing the coverage of decommissioning Gerakan Aceh Merdeka at Banda Aceh and Sigli, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Metrotv, 2005
Reporting war between Israel and Hizbullah in Lebanon. Antv, 2006