EKONOMI POLITIK KEUANGAN SYARIAH DI INDONESIA Muhammad Aswad IAIN Tulungagung Jl. Mayor Sujadi Timur 46 Tulungagung ABSTRACT After experiencing a long process, the Indonesian government finally established the first syariah banking, named Bank Muamalah Indonesia (BMI) in 1993. The establishment of the first Islamic banking institution that is moementum rise of Islamic financial institutions in Indonesia. After that, sporadically emerging diverse Islamic financial institutions ranging from micro to macro. The society welcomed because Islamic financial institutions believed to be free of the riba. In addition, political influence can not be separated from the idea of an Islamic bank continuous public discourse by Moslem economists. Momentum birth of Islamic banking at the end of the New Order regime and the emergence of ICMI as a Moslem organization promotes the interests of Moslems in the national policy at the time. And equally important is the influence of Islam in the world economy global. Starting from Egypt, Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Western countries such as Britain, France, and the USA. Keywords: Economy, Global Politic, Syariah PENDAHULUAN Mewujudkan industri keuangan syariah di Indonesia mengalami sejarah cukup panjang dan tidak terlepas dari wacana global pada medio tahun 50-an. Masyarakat Muslim berkeinginan kuat mengamalkan ajaran ini untuk membangun kembali kejayaan umat Islam di bidang perekonomian yang dinilai jauh tertinggal dibandingkan masyarakat dunia lainnya. Faktor pendorong lainnya adalah berbagai problem sosial-ekonomi seperti kemiskinan, kebodohan, ketertindasan dan sebagainya yang mendera dunia Islam akibat kelemahan ekonomi. Mereka meyakini bahwa konsep ekonomi Islam mempunyai solusi dalam mengatasi problematika tersebut. 1 Meskipun persoalan mewujudkan sistem ekonomi Islam tidak gampang, oleh karena 1 MA. Mannan menyebutkan ada tujuh alasan mendasar bagi eksistensi ekonomi Islam yakni: ideologis, ekonomis, sosial, etis, politis, historis, dan internasional. Lihat: MA. Mannan, The Making of Islamic Economic Society (Cyprus: International Association of Islamic Bank Cairo & Institute for Islamic Banking and Economic, 1984), h. 3-19.