Jefri Al Buchori (12 April 1973 – 26 April 2013), colloquially known as Ustadz Uje, was an Indonesian Islamic preacher, da'i, singer, and actor.^[1][2] He was known as an Islamic preacher with young and charismatic charm and who frequently appeared on pop culture scene.

Jefri was born in Jakarta, the third son of his father Ismail Modal who was a Moluccan, and his mother Tatu Mulyana.^[1] Based on his interview with Gatra, he spent his childhood in Pangeran Jayakarta area where the surrounding neighborhoods contained many bars and discos.^[3] During the elementary school years at 07 Karang Anyar, Jefri never felt the need for the grade 4 thus he jumped class from grade 3 to class 5.^[3] Since childhood age he had shown an interest in religious and artistic subjects.^[3] At the elementary school, Jefri and his siblings attended the modern pesantren at Daar el Qolam Gintung, Balaraja, Tangerang,^[1] but he only attended four years of graduate schooling,^[3] and later transferred to the madrasah aliyah (higher Islamic educational institution) for unhealthy behavior.^[2] During this time, Jefri had already shown his talent in performance with reaching the provincial level tournament at the Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran.^[1]

His youth was often riddled with drug abuse, disco, and playing billiard games.^[3] "I was the demon's work in the world" once confessed Jefri at the interview.^[3] After graduating the madrasah aliyah, he went on to the broadcasting academy in Rawamangun, Jakarta, but did not finish the college due to excessively playing billiards.^[3]

During this age, he suffered from drug addiction. Recovering from drug addiction, Jefri met Pipik Dian Irawati, who hailed from Semarang, Central Java and working for the magazine cover girl for Aneka magazine in 1995, and married on 7 September 1999. This marriage was then inaugurated in Semarang two months later.^[3] The couple was blessed with four children, Adiba Khanza Az-Zahra, Mohammad Abidzar Al-Ghifari, Ayla Azuhro, and Attaya Bilal Rizkillah.^[3]

Jefri died at the age of 40 on 26 April 2013 in a road accident in Pondok Indah area, South Jakarta, at 2 PM local time. He crashed into the tree after losing control of his motorbike Kawasaki ER-6n.^[7][8][9] He was sent to the Pondok Indah Hospital and Fatmawati Hospital but was pronounced dead after efforts to revive him failed.^[10][11] Subsequently, his body was brought to a funeral home in Perum Bukit Mas, East Ciputat, South Tangerang. He was buried in TPU Karet Bivak, Tengsin, Central Jakarta after the prayer at Istiqlal Mosque which attended by thousands of mourners.^[8][12]

• Femina Magazine (13–19 October 2005, Serial Baru)
• Femina Magazine (27 April – 3 May 2013, Serial Baru: Ustadz Jefri Dalam Kenangan)