Mar'ie Muhammad (3 April 1939 – 11 December 2016) was an Indonesian politician and philanthropist. He served as the

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under

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from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the Chair of the

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(PMI) from 1998 to 2009. During his period as Chair of PMI, the major 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated Aceh and Nias. He travelled to areas affected and was active in arranging effective coordination between the Indonesian Red Cross and the national Indonesian Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Aceh. Muhammad died of

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on 11 December 2016 at the National Brain Center Hospital in

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at the age of 77.

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1939 births 2016 deaths Deaths from brain cancer in Indonesia Finance Ministers of Indonesia Indonesian economists Indonesian Muslims Javanese people People from Surabaya {{Indonesia-politician-stub