Ali Alatas
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Ali Alatas
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Foreign Minister of Indonesia
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| In office 21 March 1988 – 21 May 1998 |
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| President | Suharto |
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| Preceded by | Mochtar Kusumaatmadja |
| In office 21 May 1998 – 20 October 1999 |
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| President | Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie |
| Succeeded by | Alwi Shihab |
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| Born | 4 November 1932 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 11 December 2008 (aged 76) Singapore |
| Children | Soraya Alatas,[1] Fawzia Alatas-Patompo[2] |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Religion | Islam |
Ali Alatas (4 November 1932 – 11 December 2008[3][4]) was an Indonesian diplomat of Hadhrami descent,[5][6][7] who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999.
A trained lawyer who also had a brief stint as a journalist, Alatas joined the Indonesian foreign service in 1954 as a 22-year-old. He was Indonesia's Minister for Foreign Affairs from March 1988, serving three terms under the former Suharto administration and once under the Habibie administration in May 1998,[8] and served twice as Indonesian ambassador to the United Nations. He was once considered for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. In his foreign diplomatic capacity, the intellectual advocated regional cooperation and played a crucial role in drafting the ASEAN Charter, and the Constitution of the 10-member grouping the Eminent Persons Group.[9] He also brokered peace negotiations in several hot spots in Southeast Asia.[10]
In 2003, Alatas was appointed as the United Nations special envoy. He arrived in Burma on 18 August 2005 for a three-day visit to negotiate the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. He was the first special envoy allowed into the country in more than a year.[citation needed]
Prior to the time of his death, Alatas was chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council (Dewan Pertimbangan Presiden, Wantimpres) in the Yudhoyono Administration.[11]
On 11 December 2008, Alatas died at 7.30am, at the age of 76 of a heart attack at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore,[12] with his wife and his three daughters at his bedside. One week before his death, Alatas stopped over in Singapore for treatment to a stroke.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ Veteran Indonesian diplomat Ali Alatas dies at 76
- ^ [INDONESIA-L GJA - Alatas, Sudwika]
- ^ Former foreign minister Ali Alatas died at 76; The Jakarta Post, 11 December 2008
- ^ Former Indonesian minister dies; BBC, 11 December 2008
- ^ Jeremy, Au Yong (2007-06-01). "Insight–Boosting links, 'software' to rekindle Arab ties". Straits Times.
- ^ INTERVIEW: HAMID AL-GADRI
- ^ Indonesia's Radical Arabs Raise Suspicions of Moderate Countrymen
- ^ Yemen Times, Staff (2008-12-11). "We need to know about each other's potentials and make use". Yemen Times.
- ^ Reme, Soeriaatmadja (2008-12-12). "Alatas, strong advocate of Asean, dies". Singapore: Straits Times.
- ^ "A good friend of Singapore". Singapore: Today. 2008-12-12. http://www.todayonline.com/articles/292080.asp. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
- ^ "President Yudhoyono to Install Wantimpres Members". Antara News. 2007-04-11. http://www.antara.co.id/en/print/?i=1176262697. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
- ^ Deutsche Presse Agentur (2008-12-11). "Former Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas dead at 76". The Nation. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/12/11/regional/regional_30090717.php. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
- ^ NINIEK KARMINI (December 11, 2008). "Former Indonesian diplomat Ali Alatas dies". Associated Press. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/807926.html.
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| Preceded by Mochtar Kusumaatmadja |
Foreign minister of Indonesia 1988–1999 |
Succeeded by Alwi Shihab |
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