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Seventh Development Cabinet
The Seventh Development Cabinet ( id, Kabinet Pembangunan VII) was the Indonesian Cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President B. J. Habibie from 16 March 1998 to 21 May 1998. The Cabinet was formed in the midst of the Asian financial crisis and after Suharto was elected to a 7th term as President by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). It was a controversial Cabinet where Suharto displayed his nepotism by appointing Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana as Minister of Social Welfare and gave Bob Hasan, a crony, the position of Minister of Industry and Trade. When things went out of control in May 1998, Suharto tried to reshuffle the Cabinet but the rejection of 14 Ministers to be part of the reshuffled Cabinet became one of the reasons why Suharto chose to resign from the Presidency. The Four Cabinet Aims Whilst announcing the Cabinet, Suharto also announced its aims. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It has 38 provinces, of which nine have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the world's second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancasila (politics)
Pancasila () is the official, foundational philosophical theory of Indonesia. The name is made from two words originally derived from Sanskrit: "''pañca''" ("five") and "''śīla''" ("principles", "precepts"). It is composed of five principles: #''Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa'' (The one divinity) #''Kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab'' (Just and civilized humanity) #''Persatuan Indonesia'' (The unity of Indonesia) #''Kerakyatan yang dipimpin oleh hikmat kebijaksanaan dalam permusyawaratan/perwakilan'' (Democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of deliberations among representatives) #''Keadilan sosial bagi seluruh rakyat Indonesia'' (Social justice for all of the people of Indonesia) Background In 1942, the Empire of Japan invaded and occupied the Dutch East Indies. Following setbacks in the Pacific War, the Japanese promised future self-government for Indonesia and in September 1943, established the Central Advisory Council (CAC) in Java, chaired by pre-wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Latief (Indonesian Businessman)
Abdul Latief is the prominent Indonesian businessman and politician. He was the founder of Pasaraya department store and television channel of Lativi, as well as the former Indonesian minister in the New Order era. Early life Abdul Latief was born on April 27, 1940, in Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. He was bought up according to Muslim and Minangkabau traditions. Latief's father was a textile trader and his mother was an activist in Aisyiyah (a part of the Muhammadiyah Islamic organization). In 1950, Latief's family moved from Banda Aceh to Jakarta. While at school, he performed well enough academically to become the best student. After graduating, Latief worked as head of promotion in the Sarinah department store. He also attended in-store management courses in Tokyo, Japan. In 1972, Latief founded the Young Indonesian Entrepreneur Community, known as HIPMI, and he was elected as leader for 1972–1973. Business career After working for about nine years in department s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiranto Arismunandar
Wiranto Arismunandar (19 November 1933 – 19 May 2021) was an Indonesian academic. He served as the rector of the Bandung Institute of Technology from 1988 until 1997 and as a minister of education and culture for two months in 1998. Early life Wiranto Arismunandar was born on 19 November 1933 as the son of Raden Arismunandar, an official in the forest service. Due to his father's job, Wiranto often moved from place to place. Wiranto finished his high school education in Semarang in 1953 and entered the Bandung Institute of Technology. He graduated from the university in 1959 with a mechanical engineering degree. A year later, he obtained a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. He decided to pursue further studies and began a doctoral program at Stanford University, but was forced to return to Indonesia in 1962 due to a shortage of academic lecturers. Academic career After returning to Indonesia, Wiranto became a lecturer in the Bandung Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendropriyono
General (Ret.) Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono ( ; born 7 May 1945) is a retired honorary general from Kopassus, the Indonesian Army special forces group. Hendropriyono was the first head of Indonesia's Indonesian State Intelligence Agency, State Intelligence Agency (BIN), and was general chairman of the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI). Education A.M. Hendropriyono's primary school education began at SR Muhammadiyah in Kemayoran, Jakarta, and continued at SR Negeri on Lematang Street in Jakarta. For his secondary education he attended State Junior High School Number 5, Section B (science track) on Dr. Sutomo Street in Jakarta, and graduated from State High School Number 2, Section B (science track) on Gajah Mada Street in Jakarta. Higher Education A.M. Hendropriyono's general education includes becoming a graduate of Administration from the State Administrative Science College (STIA-LAN), a Law Graduate from the Military Law College (STHM), a graduate in Economics from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjarifuddin Baharsjah
Sjarifuddin Baharsjah (16 May 1931 – 15 January 2021) was an Indonesian agricultural figure and academic from the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB). He served as Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia), Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia and Independent Chairman of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council. Early life and education Sjarifuddin Baharsjah was born on 16 May 1931 in Cirebon, West Java, to Sutan Pangeran Baharsyah and Siti Fatimatul Zahra. His father, Sutan Pangeran Baharsyah, was a descendant of Sultan Tangkal Alam Bagagar, the last king of the Pagaruyung Kingdom. The second of four children in a Muslim family, he had a sister named Leila Chairani Budiman and two brothers. According to his sister, Sjarifuddin was forced to learn female dances during his childhood because his mother said that "he was really pretty". Sjarifuddin graduated from high school in 1952. He then continued his studies at the Agricultural Economics Faculty of the University of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuntoro Mangkusubroto
Kuntoro Mangkusubroto was Director-General (1993–97) and Minister (1998–99) in the Indonesian Department of Mines, before being appointed to head the Aceh-Nias Body for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (BRR) following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004. Education Kuntoro was born on March 14, 1947 in Purwokerto, Central Java. After a first degree (1972) and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), he did post-graduate work at Stanford University (Master of Civil Engineering, 1977) but returned to ITB for his doctorate (1982). Career While teaching at ITB from 1982, he began working in government from 1984, initially in the ministry of the State Secretariat. He gained a reputation for efficiency as CEO of government-owned coal and tin mines in 1984-89. In 1993 he was appointed Director-General of General Mining, where he gained the respect of both foreign investors and government for efficiency and probity. This led to his appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiranto
Wiranto (born 4 April 1947) is an Indonesian politician and former army general, who is serving as the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council, since December 2019. Previously, he was the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces from February 1998 to October 1999 during Indonesia's transition from authoritarian rule to democracy, he ran unsuccessfully for President of Indonesia in 2004 and for the vice-presidency in 2009. On 27 July 2016, Wiranto was appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, replacing Luhut Binsar Panjaitan. Wiranto played a significant role in facilitating severe human rights violations by the Indonesian army and Jakarta-backed militias, during Indonesia's withdrawal from the occupied territory of East Timor in 1999. Both the United Nations and domestic groups have gathered evidence on this, but he continues to deny the charges. In January 2000, an Indonesian commission placed general responsibility for these injustices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Alatas
Ali Alatas ( ar, علي العطاس '; 4 November 193211 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister. Education and early career Alatas graduated from the Indonesian Foreign Service Academy in 1954 and earned a law degree from the University of Indonesia in 1956. Alatas joined the Indonesian foreign service in 1954 as a 22-year-old. His early career included stints in the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand and Embassy in Washington, DC. He was named Indonesia's ambassador to the UN, in Geneva from 1975 to 1978 and was also ambassador to the UN in New York from 1982 to 1988. As foreign minister and after He was Indonesia's Minister for Foreign Affairs from March 1988, serving three terms under the former Suharto administration and once under the Habibie administration in May 1998,. He advocated regional cooperation and played a cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haryono Suyono
Haryono Suyono (Born in Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia) has served as head of the Indonesian National Family Planning Coordination Body (BKKBN) for 26 years. From 1998 to 1999, he served as Coordinating Minister for the Peoples' Welfare in the Indonesian Development Cabinet. Suyono also wrote former President Soeharto's address to the UN assembly. Early life Dr. Haryono Suyono was born in a small town in Java island, the most heavily populated of the major Indonesian islands. He is one of three sons born to a school teacher and a business woman. He has a PhD degree in demography, sociology and communication from University of Chicago in the US. Before his doctorate studies, he worked with a pilot FP project in Jakarta where his interest and commitment to population began. There were very few people with advanced degrees in population and demography in Indonesia at that time. Despite Haryono didn't finish his study, he also enrolled as a medical student at Gadjah Mada University. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginandjar Kartasasmita
Ginandjar Kartasasmita (born 9 April 1941 in Bandung, West Java) is an Indonesian politician. He served a five-year term (2004–2009) as Speaker of Indonesia Regional Representative Council (DPD-RI). Background Ginandjar attended Kanisius College in Jakarta. His frequent association with students of other nationalities and religious backgrounds fueled his nationalism. After one year of studying at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in West Java, he was awarded a scholarship to Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, where he studied chemical engineering (industrial chemistry) from 1960 to 1965. Upon returning to Indonesia on 15 October 1965 in the aftermath of a failed military coup, Ginandjar worked for the military's Supreme Operations Command (KOTI) for one year. In 1967, he served as General Director of Research and Development at the Indonesian Air Force, and from 1968–1971 he was head of the Analysis and Legislation Research Bureau at the Cabinet Secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of National Development Planning Of Indonesia
The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency ( id, Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional) (abbreviated PPN/Bappenas) is a ministry of the Republic of Indonesia that has the task to oversee government affairs in the field of national development planning to assist the President in organizing state government. The minister is responsible to the President. The Ministry of National Development Planning uses organizational units and resources within the National Development Planning Agency. ] The current Minister for National Development Planning, which is '' ex officio member, ex officio'' also the Head of the National Development Planning Agency, is Suharso Monoarfa, appointed by President Joko Widodo on 23 October 2019. History After independence of Indonesia, the Planning Board was established on 12 April 1947. The board formulated Indonesia's first development planning document, called the ''Das ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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