KGPAA Paku Alam IX (7 May 1938 – 21 November 2015) was the ruler of

Pakualaman The Duchy of Pakualaman ( jv, ꦏꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦏꦸꦮꦭꦩ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀, Kadipatèn Pakualaman; also written Paku Alaman; Dutch-spelling: Pakoe-alaman) is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.} It was ...

, in central

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. His court name before he became ''Paku Alam IX'' was ''Bendara Raden Mas Ambarkusumo''. He succeeded as ''Paku Alam'' upon the death of the last ruler, his father

Paku Alam VIII Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman serving the second Governor of Yogyakarta. He was the son of Paku Alam VII and ''Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Retno Poewoso''. His child name was ''Gusti Rad ...

, on 11 September 1998, and was formally installed as ''Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam IX'' on 26 May 1999. Like his predecessor, he was also the vice-governor of the

Yogyakarta Special Region The Special Region of Yogyakarta (; id, Daerah Istimewa (D.I.) Yogyakarta) is a provincial-level autonomous region of Indonesia in southern Java. It has also been known as the Special Territory of Yogyakarta. It is bordered by the Indian Oce ...

, serving under Sultan

Hamengkubuwana X Sri Sultan Hamengkubawono X (Hanacaraka: , also spelled as Hamengkubawana X, often abbreviated as HB X; born Bendara Raden Mas Herjuno Darpito, 2 April 1946) is the Sultan of the historic Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia and is currently als ...

. Paku Alam IX resided in Paku Alaman palace in Yogyakarta. He died on 21 November 2015 after being admitted to a hospital five days earlier. He is buried in the family cemetery in

Girigondo Girigondo, also Giri Gondo – is the location of the graveyard of the family of Pakualaman in Temon District, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Pakualam I to IV are buried at Kotagede, Pakualam V constructed the grave ...

in the nearby

Kulon Progo Kulon Progo Regency ( jv, Kulon Praga, , ) is one of the four regencies within the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The regency's name stems from the fact that it is situated to the west (in Javanese "ku ...

district. On January 7, 2016, his eldest son Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo (KGPH) Suryodilogo succeeded him as

Paku Alam X KGPAA Paku Alam X (born in Yogyakarta on 15 December 1962) is the Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman, a small Javanese duchy in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He succeeded as Paku Alam upon the death of the previous ruler, his father P ...

.Who is Paku Alam X
7 January 2016. Also Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto,

''The Jakarta Post'', 7 January 2015.

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Princes of Pakualaman 2015 deaths 1938 births People from Yogyakarta Indonesian royalty {{Indonesia-bio-stub