 Fakih was made the Minister of Religious Affairs in the Wilopo Cabinet and sworn in on 3 April 1952 , which led to him and his family moving to the capital at Jakarta . He began to work on reforming the ministry , including formalising its mission statement : to provide religious teachers , promote interfaith relations , and to establish the dates of religious holidays . He worked on internal structure , including formalising the ministry 's leadership hierarchy and the opening of the provincial and regional branches . The ministry also continued its promotion of religious education and was tasked with handling the numerous Indonesian pilgrims who went on the hajj . The Wilopo Cabinet collapsed on 30 July 1953 , following an immigration and land dispute in Medan . Fakih was replaced by Masjkur . 
