▁had ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁follow ers , ▁with ▁several ▁political ▁parties ▁nomin ating ▁him ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁nom ine e ▁and ▁this ▁scored ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 1 %. ▁His ▁media ▁enter prise ▁had ▁regular ▁audience ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁million ▁people . ▁Ul il ▁Ab sh ar ▁Abd alla ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Islam ▁Network ▁once ▁called ▁him ▁a ▁" B rit ney ▁Spe ars ▁in ▁Islam ". ▁Time ▁magazine ▁once ▁question ed ▁whether ▁he ▁was ▁merely ▁a ▁business man ▁who ▁used ▁religion ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁profit . ▁However , ▁Sol ah ud din ▁W ah id ▁of ▁N ah d lat ul ▁Ul ama ▁argued ▁that ▁G ymn ast iar ' s ▁strength ▁lies ▁in ▁its ▁sin cer ity . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁The ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Most ▁In flu ential ▁Muslim s ▁list . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁Pol yg amy ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁G ymn ast iar ▁held ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁announ cing ▁his ▁pol yg am ous ▁marriage ▁to ▁a ▁wid ow ▁with ▁three ▁children ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁model , ▁Alf ar ini ▁Er id ani ▁as ▁his ▁second ▁wife . I su ▁Nik ah i ▁J anda : ▁A a ▁G ym ▁Lang s ung ▁Gel ar ▁J um pa ▁Pers ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁pol yg amy ▁was ▁done ▁as ▁an ▁emer gency ▁exit , ▁yet ▁it ▁was ▁mock ed ▁and ▁faced ▁the