Raden Pandji Chandra Pratomo Samiadji Massaid (August 7, 1967 – February 5, 2011), also known as Adjie Massaid, was an Indonesian

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, and

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. He was a member of the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) in 2004–2009 and 2009–2014 from the

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Early life and career

Adjie Massaid was born in

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, the second of the four children of Raden Pandji Sujono Tjondro Adiningrat and Joyce Broers. He was of Javanese- Madurese-

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Ruanghati.com. 5 February 2011. Adjie spent his childhood in

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East Jakarta ) in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jatinegara railway station and Museum of Transportation at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. , image_seal = Lambang Kota Jakarta Timur.png , motto = , image_map ...

. In 1975, when he was in the 4th grade of elementary school, he and his family moved to the

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. During his adolescence, he joined Ajax Amsterdam Juniors.Adjie Massaid Meninggal jadi Trending Topic Twitter
TribunNews.com. 5 February 2011. Adjie started his career as a catwalk model.
. Info-artis.com. 5 February 2011. His first screen appearance was in

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's 1991 film '' Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti'' (''Love In a Piece of Bread'').

Political career

Adjie began his career in politics by joining the

, led by

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, in 2004. With the Democrat Party victory in 2004 election, Adjie was chosen to be the member of the

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(DPR) for the Democratic Party. In the second period of Yudhoyono's government, he was chosen for the second time as a member of Komisi V DPR 2009–2014. Besides being active as a politician, Adjie was also the U–23 national pre-Olympics soccer team manager. Patnistik, Egidius
Adjie Massaid dari "Catwalk" ke Politik
Kompas.com. 5 February 2011.

Personal life

Adjie married the singer Reza Artamevia on 9 February 1999. From this marriage, they had 2 children, named Zahwa and Aaliyah. They divorced on 17 January 2005, Adjie regained custody of his two children.
KapanLagi.com. 5 February 2011. Adjie built a relationship with

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and they got married on 29 April 2009. They had one child named Keanu Dluha Jabaar Massaid, born on 9 September 2009. Both girls now are living with their mothers. Adjie Massaid died in Jakarta on Friday, 5 February 2011, at around 12 am. He is buried at

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Filmography

* "''Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti''" (1990) * "''Rini Tomboy''" (1991) * "''Asmara''" (1992) * "''Pengantin Cinta''" (2010)

Soap opera

* "''Buku Harian I''" * "''Buku Harian II''" * "''Buku Harian III''" * "''Janji Hati''" * "''Merah Hitam Cinta''" * "''Mahligai Diatas Pasir''"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Massaid, Adjie 1967 births 2011 deaths Indonesian male actors Indonesian politicians People from Jakarta Indo people Indonesian people of Dutch descent People from Madura Island Madurese people Javanese people