Mar'ie Muhammad (3 April 1939[1] – 11 December 2016) was an Indonesian politician and philanthropist. He served as the Minister of Finance under President Suharto from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the Chair of the Indonesian Red Cross Society (PMI) from 1998 to 2009.
Mar'ie Muhammad | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 17 March 1993 – 16 March 1998 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | J. B. Sumarlin |
| Succeeded by | Fuad Bawazier |
| 11th Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Society | |
| In office 22 December 1998 – 22 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana |
| Succeeded by | Jusuf Kalla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1939 Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 11 December 2016 (aged 77) Cawang, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Economist |
During his period as Chair of PMI, the major 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated Aceh and Nias. He travelled to areas affected and was active in arranging effective coordination between the Indonesian Red Cross and the national Indonesian Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Aceh.[2]
Muhammad died of brain cancer on 11 December 2016 at the National Brain Center Hospital in Cawang, Jakarta at the age of 77.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Marie Muhammad, Komisaris Utama". Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Sudirman Said (25 December 2016). "In Memoriam: Serving and Learning from Pak MM". Tempo.
- ^ "Former Finance Minister Marie Muhammad Passes Away". Tempo. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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