After President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made headlines last week for appointing seven millennial-generation people to his team of aides, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has now grabbed public attention because of his expert staff members, albeit for a very different reason.

The 76-year-old Ma’ruf, a renowned Islamic figure, recently recruited eight people “from his generation” who are to help him in office, according to vice presidential spokesperson Masduki Baidlowi.