Mar'ie Muhammad Explained

Mar'ie Muhammad
Office1:Minister of Finance
President1:Suharto
Term Start1:17 March 1993
Term End1:16 March 1998
Predecessor1:J. B. Sumarlin
Successor1:Fuad Bawazier
Office2:Indonesian Red Cross Society#ChairpersonsChairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Society
Order2:11th
Term Start2:22 December 1998
Term End2:22 December 2009
Predecessor2:Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana
Successor2:Jusuf Kalla
Birth Date:3 April 1939
Birth Place:Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Cawang, Jakarta, Indonesia
Children:3
Occupation:Economist

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marie Muhammad, Komisaris Utama . Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) . 11 December 2016 . Indonesian . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080420071023/http://www.bsmi.co.id/Profil-DewanKomisaris.php . 20 April 2008 .
  2. News: Sudirman Said. In Memoriam: Serving and Learning from Pak MM. Tempo. 25 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Former Finance Minister Marie Muhammad Passes Away. Tempo. 11 December 2016. 11 December 2016.