Abdul Azis Saleh | |
Office: | Minister of Industry |
Term Start: | 6 March 1962 |
Term End: | 28 March 1966 |
Predecessor: | Chaerul Saleh |
Successor: | Mohammad Jusuf |
Office1: | Minister of Agriculture |
Term Start1: | 10 July 1959 |
Term End1: | 6 March 1962 |
Predecessor1: | Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro |
Successor1: | Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro |
Office2: | Minister of Health |
Term Start2: | 9 April 1957 |
Term End2: | 5 July 1959 |
Predecessor2: | Hadrianus Sinaga |
Successor2: | Satrio |
Birth Date: | 20 September 1914 |
Nationality: | Indonesian |
Occupation: | Specialist in anthropology and education |
Known For: | Leader of Indonesian Scouting |
Dr. Abdul Azis Saleh (20 September 1914 – 3 April 2001), a specialist in anthropology and education, was a leader of Indonesian Scouting and served as a member of the World Scout Committee and President of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Asia-Pacific Region.[1]
He became involved in the creation of the Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia in 1961 and was a member of the "Group of 5" mandated by President Sukarno, who took the opportunity of the absence of the Minister of Education to build a non-communist youth association.[2] In 1970, he became Gerakan Pramuka Secretary General.
In 1978, he was awarded the 129th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[3]
He was also successively Minister of Health (1957–1959), Minister of Agriculture and then Minister of Industry in Indonesia.