The Sastrowardoyo family is an important Javanese family that originated in the '

priyayi ''Priyayi'' (former spelling: ''Prijaji'') was the Dutch East Indies, Dutch-era class of the nobles of the robe, as opposed to royal nobility or ''ningrat'' (Javanese language, Javanese), in Java, Indonesia, the List of islands by population, wor ...

' or bureaucratic elite of the

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, and whose later members played a significant role in the

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and

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. The surname is derived from ''sastra'' (Sanskrit, ''writings'') and ''wardaya'' (Sanskrit, ''heart''), so it literally means "writings of the heart." Javanese do not normally have surnames as such. Sutejo, son of ''

Raden Mas ''Priyayi'' (former spelling: ''Prijaji'') was the Dutch-era class of the nobles of the robe, as opposed to royal nobility or ''ningrat'' ( Javanese), in Java, Indonesia, the world's most populous island. ''Priyayi'' is a Javanese word original ...

'' Sastrosentono, adopted the surname "Sastrowardojo" (as it was spelled before the spelling reforms) upon his graduation from the civil servants' school about 1900. Sutejo Sastrowardojo was the father of

Soenario Soenario Sastrowardoyo ( EYD: Sunario Sastrowardoyo; 28 August 1902 – 18 May 1997), more commonly known simply as Soenario, was an Indonesian politician, and diplomat, who served as the 7th Foreign Minister of Indonesia, from 1953 until 1 ...

, Suryono Sastrowardoyo, Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo and

Subagio Sastrowardoyo Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1 February 1924 – 18 July 1995) was an Indonesian poet, short-story writer, essayist and literary critic. Born in Madiun, East Java, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), he studied at Gadjah Mada University, Cornell ...

, among others. Members of the family include: * Suryono Sastrowardoyo (1920-2000) -

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n diplomat who served in

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and

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* Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo (1922-2008) -

n physician, urologist and memoirist, author of ''Kembali ke Uteran''; father of

Marina Joesoef Marina Joesoef — born Marina Sastrowardoyo March 24, 1959 in Jakarta, Indonesia — is an Indonesian artist. She is a painter having recent exhibitions in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur,

and paternal grandfather of

Dian Sastrowardoyo Dian Paramita Sastrowardoyo (born 16 March 1982) is an Indonesian actress and model of Javanese descent. She made her recognition lead role as Cinta in Indonesian 2001 film ''Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?'', which won her five Best Actress awards. E ...

(1924-1995) -

n poet, literary critic and essayist * Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo (b. 1936) - former

n state minister for investment and chairman of the Investment Coordination Board (BPKM) * Aswin W. Sastrowardoyo -

n physician; guitarist and vocalist with the music group ChaseiroAntara News article on Chaseiro members, May 28th, 2015
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Marina Joesoef Marina Joesoef — born Marina Sastrowardoyo March 24, 1959 in Jakarta, Indonesia — is an Indonesian artist. She is a painter having recent exhibitions in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur,

(b. 1959) -

n artist sometimes referred to as Marina Joesoef Sastrowardoyo * Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo (b. 1963) -

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journalist and author of

n and

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ancestry * Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo (b. 1969) -

journalist of

n and

ancestry *

(b. 1982) -

n model and actress

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{{surname, Sastrowardoyo Priyayi Javanese people Surnames Indonesian families