About IMA
Our Journey
For more than two decades, Indonesian Muslim communities around the world have grown, served their local societies, and preserved their Islamic values and Indonesian cultural heritage.
As these communities grew, so did the aspiration to strengthen cooperation across borders, preserve a shared Islamic and Indonesian identity, and build a stronger platform for future generations.
Beginning in 2022, this aspiration developed into a structured international initiative. Following community consultation, stakeholder engagement and international benchmarking, IMA was formally declared at the Istanbul Congress in February 2025.
In April 2026, International Madani Association reached another important milestone with its official registration in Australia.
What began as separate communities across the world is now developing into one connected global family.
Why IMA Matters
For more than two decades, Indonesian Muslim communities around the world have grown, served their local societies, and preserved their Islamic values and Indonesian cultural heritage.
As these communities developed across different countries, a shared aspiration emerged: to connect, collaborate and grow together as part of a stronger global community.
International Madani Association (IMA) was established to provide that common platform — bringing organisations and communities together while respecting their local identity and independence.
Through IMA, we seek to strengthen unity across borders, preserve our shared identity for future generations, develop the next generation of leaders, and contribute positively to the societies in which we live.
One heritage. Many communities. One global family.
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
A united global community that preserves Islamic values and Indonesian cultural identity, while empowering future generations to contribute positively to society.
Our Mission
Build a unified global network
by connecting Indonesian Muslim organisations and communities under a shared framework of cooperation and governance.
Empower communities and future generations
to contribute positively to their local societies and the international community.
Preserve Islamic values and Indonesian cultural identity,
particularly for younger generations living across different countries.
Our Identity
The initials “IMA” are artistically shaped into a blooming flower, symbolizing growth, renewal, and a nurturing community for young Muslims. The petals signify unity, diversity, and harmony, reflecting IMA’s role as a supportive hub for the spiritual and personal development of its members.
Central Executive Board
Provides the overall management and executive leadership of IMA, ensuring that its strategy,
governance, and operations are carried out in accordance with the Constitution
Prof. Dr. Ir. Teddy S. Gunawan
Central President
Ir. Mico Yustika, M.EngSc
Secretary General
Deden S. Permana
Treasurer
Committees
Support the Executive Board in delivering IMA’s work in key areas, including Human Resources,
Education and Culture, Women and Youth Affairs, and Asset Management.
DR. Asmuliadi Lubis
Head of Department of Human Resource
Rudi Himawan, B.Eng, MBA
Head of Youth Department
Muhamad Arifin, S.Kp, M.HSM
Head of Asset Management
Message From The President
Prof.Dr.Ir.Teddy S.Gunawan
Central President
Dear Friends,
International Madani Association (IMA) takes its name and its inspiration from the city of Madinah, the community our Prophet (peace be upon him) built on faith, brotherhood, and justice for people of every background living side by side. IMA is a charitable, non-profit fellowship of the Indonesian Muslim diaspora that holds fast to the Prophetic principle, “The best of people are those who bring the most benefit to others,” and dedicates itself to preserving the Islamic faith and identity, upholding Indonesian culture and values, and raising a generation that contributes positively to the communities and nations it calls home.
Since the Istanbul Declaration of February 2025 and the ratification of its Constitution in 2026 as a registered company in Australia, IMA has grown into a global network present across the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. In each country in which we serve, IMA works to stand on a proper legal footing under the law of that country, so that all we do is carried out lawfully, transparently and accountably. Through our Human Resources, Education & Culture, Women Affairs and Youth Affairs committees, IMA extends its services day by day across religious, educational, cultural and social fields.
We believe that faith cannot remain a private matter while our community stands by merely as a spectator to the world around it. IMA therefore invests deliberately in its youth — through global gatherings such as the World Youth Conference and the World Youth Camp — so that our children, born and raised far from Indonesia, grow into confident young people, firm in their faith and at home in their heritage, and capable contributors to their societies: builders of mosques, schools and centres of learning in Berlin, Tokyo, London, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne and beyond, and a source of goodness for whomever they may be.
We believe, too, that good work grows through collaboration. IMA welcomes partnership with religious, educational and community institutions, with fellow diaspora organisations, and with governments and stakeholders alike, both in the countries we call home and in Indonesia. What is learnt in one country is shared with the others, while each local fellowship serves the people immediately around it. In this way, we hope that the presence of IMA brings real benefit, locally and globally alike.
We invite you to walk this journey with us and witness our services and goals firsthand. Your support, in whatever form it may take, is welcomed with an open heart and will be counted, in sha Allah, among the good deeds whose benefit continues to flow.
With salam and love, and regards…
Prof. Dr. Ir. Teddy Surya Gunawan
Central President