Muladi (26 May 1943 – 31 December 2020) was an Indonesian academician, judge, and politician who served as the Rector of the

Diponegoro University Diponegoro University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ; id, Universitas Diponegoro, abbreviated as Undip) is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Founded in 1957 as a private university by ...

and Minister of Justice in the Seventh Development Cabinet and Development Reform Cabinet.

Early life and education

Muladi was born in

Surakarta Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoh ...

on 26 May 1943 as the youngest son of Dasijo Darmo Soewito and Sartini. His father, who came from

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, was a police officer. Muladi moved to

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

following his father's transfer to the city. Muladi was considered naughty during his childhood and consequently experienced

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in elementary and junior high school. Despite failing to graduate from junior high school, Muladi went on to attend a private high school, the Indonesian Institute High School. After completing high school, he studied law and societal studies at Diponegoro University. At university, Muladi was an active member of the Indonesian National Student Movement. He also joined the Students' Regiment, a student paramilitary organization. He worked for OPS oil and gas company from 1966 until 1969.

Academic career

After he graduated from the university, Muladi taught as a

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in Diponegoro University since 1986. Muladi taught as a docent for eight years until he was appointed the Rector of the Diponegoro University on 13 April 1994. He still held the rectorate during his tenure as a member of the

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and Minister of Justice. He was relieved of the rectorate on 19 May 1998 when he was replaced by Professor Eko Budihardjo.

Political career

Muladi began his political career when he was appointed the Regional Delegate to the People's Consultative Assembly on 1 October 1997. A year later, Muladi was appointed the Minister of Justice in Suharto's seventh and last cabinet on 14 March 1998. The cabinet lasted for only two months, as Suharto later resigned on 21 May 1998. Habibie, Suharto's vice president, replaced him as a president. Habibie then formed a new cabinet, in which Muladi served again as Minister of Justice. Habibie's cabinet was formed on 23 May 1998 and was dissolved on 20 October 1999 following his impeachment and resignation as president. From 10 May until 20 October 1999, Muladi served as an ad-interim Minister of State Secretary. The previous officeholder, Akbar Tandjung, resigned from his office to campaign for

Golkar ) , foundation = , youth = AMPG (Golkar Party Young Force) , women = KPPG (Golkar Party Women's Corps) , newspaper = '' Suara Karya'' (1971–2016) , headquarters = Jakarta , ideology ...

in the

1999 Indonesian legislative election Early legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 7 June 1999. They were the first elections since the end of the New Order (Indonesia), New Order and the first free elections in Indonesia since 1955. With the ending of restrictions on politi ...

Personal life

On 22 March 1964, Muladi married his younger classmate, Nany Ratna Asmara. The marriage resulted in four children, namely Rina Irawanti, Diah Sulistyani, Aida Fitriani, dan Erlina Kumala Esti.

Death

Muladi tested positive for

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on 17 December 2020 and was treated at

Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital ( id, Rumah Sakit Pusat Angkatan Darat Gatot Soebroto, Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital; abbreviated as RSPAD Gatot Soebroto) is a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The name of the hospital is derived from Gatot Soeb ...

. He died at the hospital at 6.45a.m. on 31 December 2020.

Awards

Muladi received the following awards: *Dwija Sista from the Department of Defence and Security (1991) * Man of the Year from Suara Merdeka Daily (1995) * Civil Service Long Service Medal, 2nd class (1995) * Star of Mahaputera, 1st class (1999) * The Best Alumni of Diponegoro University (2003) * National Police Meritorious Service Star, 1st class (2006)

References

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