Teuku Mohammad Hadi Thayeb (14 September 1922 – 10 January 2014) was a senior Indonesia

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and politician. Thayeb, one of Indonesia's first diplomats, was a co-founder of the

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in 1945. He also served as the national Minister of Industry from 1964 to 1966 and the

Governor of Aceh Below is a list of governors of Aceh, one of the provinces of Indonesia, from Indonesian independence The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence ( id, Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia, or simply ''Proklamasi'') was read at 10:00 on Friday ...

from 1981 to 1986. Thayeb was born on 14 September 1922, in Peureulak,

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. Thayeb was one of the co-founders of the

, which was founded in 1945 following the

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. The Ministry was initially headquartered in the garage of the country's first Foreign Minister, Achmad Soebardjo, at Jl. Cikini 80-82 in

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. Thayeb was one of the Foreign Ministry's first six staff members. Thayeb served as Indonesia's envoy to numerous countries throughout his diplomatic career, including Ambassador to Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia,

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and the United Kingdom. In 2012, he was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Thayeb as served as Indonesia's Minister of Industry from 1964 to 1966 and the Governor of the National Resilience Institute from 1974 to 1979. He was also the

from 1981 to 1986. Hadi Thayeb died in

on 10 January 2014, at the age of 91. His death was announced in a press release issued by Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa who wrote, "He was one of the founders of the Foreign Ministry...He was one of Indonesia’s best diplomats." Thayeb was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery in Jakarta.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thayeb, Hadi 1922 births 2014 deaths Indonesian diplomats Governors of Aceh Government ministers of Indonesia Ambassadors of Indonesia to Italy Ambassadors of Indonesia to Poland Ambassadors of Indonesia to Saudi Arabia Ambassadors of Indonesia to Switzerland Ambassadors of Indonesia to the United Kingdom Acehnese people Honorary Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order