Abdul Azis Saleh Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azis Saleh (Ka Kwarnari 1963 - 1967).
  2. Hindley, Donald. The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1963. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964. p. 199
  3. Web site: List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award . . scout.org . 2019-05-01 . 2020-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129053624/https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/List . dead .