Mohammad Syafaat Mintaredja Explained

Mohammad Syafaat Mintaredja
Predecessor1:Office established
Spouse:Siti Romlah
Party:United Development Party
Nationality:Indonesian
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Birth Place:Bogor, Indonesia
Birth Date:1921 2, df=y
Successor1:Djaelani Naro
Term End1:1978
Term Start1:1973
Office1:1st Chairman of the United Development Party
Successor:Supardjo
Predecessor:Albert Mangaratua Tambunan
Term End:29 March 1978
Term Start:9 September 1971
Office:18th Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs
Children:Evac S Mintaredja

Mohammad Syafaat Mintaredja (17 February 1921 – 20 October 1984), was an Indonesian politician and government official, who served as the 18th Minister of Social Affairs, from 1971 until 1978. A member and leader of the United Development Party, he served as the party's first chairman, from 1973 until 1978.

Born to a Muhammadiyah family in Bogor, he studied at the Faculty of Law of Gadjah Mada University, in Yogyakarta, and the law faculty of Leiden University, Netherlands. He obtained a law degree at the Faculty of Law of the University of Indonesia. As a youth, he was active in the Indonesian Islamic Youth Movement. Together with several others, he founded the Islamic Student Association based in Yogyakarta. He served as general chairman of the HMI Executive Board for the period 1947–1950.[1] On Saturday, October 20, 1984, Mintaredja died at the age of 63.

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References

  1. Book: Latif, Yudi. Inteligensia Muslim dan Kuasa: Genealogi Inteligensia Muslim Indonesia Abad ke-20. Mizan Pustaka. 2006. 427, 481, 485, 504, 505.
  2. Web site: 1984-10-20. Mohammad Syafaat Mintaredja Meninggal dunia. dead. https://archive.today/20140908234741/http://majalah2.tempo.co/arsip/1984/10/27/ALB/41611/isi.mbm. 2014-09-08. 2021-09-20. Kompas.