Suharna Surapranata (born 14 December 1955) is an Indonesian physicist and politician from

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

. He served as State Minister for Research and Technology in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet between 2009 and 2011, succeeding

Kusmayanto Kadiman Kusmayanto Kadiman (born in Bandung, West Java May 1, 1954) is Indonesian Minister for Research and Technology in United Indonesia Cabinet. Education He studied engineering physics at Bandung Institute of Technology, graduating in 1977. He rece ...

, until a reshuffle on 18 October 2011, replaced by Gusti Muhammad Hatta. He is a graduate of the Bandung Institute of Technology and the University of Indonesia. He is co-founder of the

Prosperous Justice Party The Prosperous Justice Party ( id, Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, sometimes called the Justice and Prosperity Party), frequently abbreviated to PKS, is an IslamistAl-Hamdi, Ridho. (2017). ''Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contempo ...

and served as Chairman of the Central Advisory Council (MPP). He is also co-founder of the Scientists Society of Indonesia (MITI).

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