Ali Said (Indonesia) Explained

Ali Said
Office:1st Chief of the National Commission on Human Rights
Term Start1:1993
Term End1:1996
President1:Suharto
Predecessor1:Established
Successor1:Djoko Soegianto
Office2:7th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
Term Start2:1984
Term End2:1992
Nominator2:Suharto
Predecessor2:Mujono
Successor2:Purwoto Gandasubrata
Office3:17th Minister of Law and Human Rights
Term Start3:9 February 1981
Term End3:19 March 1983
President3:Suharto
Predecessor3:Mujono
Successor3:Ismail Saleh
Office4:9th Attorney General of Indonesia
Term Start4:4 April 1973
Term End4:18 February 1981
President4:Suharto
Predecessor4:Sugih Arto
Successor4:Ismail Saleh
Birth Date:12 June 1927
Birth Place:Magelang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Citizenship:Indonesian

Ali Said (1927–1996) was an Indonesian judge, military officer and politician. Like his predecessor Mujono, he was one of a string of former military officials to be appointed to the judiciary of Indonesia.[1]

Said often worked closely with Ismail Saleh and Mujono. Said replaced Mujono as Minister of Law and then as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia; Saleh replaced Said as Attorney General and then Minister of Law. Together, the three were known as the "Three Punokawan" or clown servants of the epic hero due to their perceived enthusiasm for upholding the law.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Daniel S. Lev, Legal Evolution and Political Authority in Indonesia: Selected Essays, pg. 314. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2000.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011144/http://www.kejaksaan.go.id/tentang_kejaksaan.php?id=12&ids=17 11. Ismail Saleh (1981 - 1984)