Sidi Moeslim bin Mohammad Taher was born in Sigli, Pidie Regency, Aceh as the fourth of seven children from a family of Arab-Minangkabau origin.
From his marriage to Nurtini, Taher obtained a child named Agustian Putrajaya (born on August 30, 1963).
From his second marriage, he had seven children, including Mustar, Mulia, Rachmat, Yulia, Kurnia, Sartika, and Citasari.
In 1965, Taher remarried a Batak girl named Rosemary Siagian but on December 22, 1965, they decided to divorce.
From his fourth marriage, Taher obtained six children, including Amri, Nurfitri, Firman, Moehamad Ichsan, Firdaus, and Rasyid.
Other than that, Taher felt responsible for giving answers to the challenges faced by the Indonesian nation in the form of problems of lagging and backwardness in various fields.
[10] Educational and administrative activities are carried out by borrowing a place at Private Schools at Jalan Salemba Raya 12, Central Jakarta.
In addition, in the political realm Taher was appointed by Suharto as the Supreme Advisory Council of the Republic of Indonesia from 1983 to 1988.
[17] The book, entitled Hidup Berakal, Mati Beriman: Perjuangan Pengantin Pendidikan Prof. Dr. H.M. Moeslim Taher, S.H., Prof. Dr. Hj.