Muhammad Ali Taher Parasong (9 February 1961 – 3 January 2021) was an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party who was the member of the People's Representative Council from the Banten III electoral district from the 2014 Indonesian legislative election until his death.

[1] Taher was born in Lamakera, a small Muslim fishing village in the Christian-majority province of East Nusa Tenggara on 9 February 1961.

He also owned the RUSLAM Cempaka Putih Jaya and Catur Darma Utama company.

[4] Taher held his first political office when he was elected in 1997 as a member of the People's Representative Council from the East Nusa Tenggara electoral district.

[8] Due to his political affiliation, Taher was appointed an expert staff to Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan, who was also a National Mandate Party member.

In the 2014 Indonesian legislative election, Taher ran again as a candidate for the People's Representative Council from the Banten III electoral district.

[12] During both of his terms, Taher was assigned to the Committee VIII of the People's Representative Council, which handles religion, social affairs, and the empowerment of women.

The bill, as described by The Jakarta Post, attempted to bring back the traditional way of managing households, with the husband responsible for fulfilling the family's welfare and needs while housewives are responsible for managing household affairs as best as possible.