Paku Alam IX explained

Succession:2nd Vice Governor of Yogyakarta
Termstart:16 January 2002[1]
Termend:21 November 2015
Governor:Hamengkubuwono X
Predecessor:Paku Alam VIII
Successor:Paku Alam X
Succession1:9th Duke of Pakualaman
Reign1:26 May 1999 –
Predecessor1:Paku Alam VIII
Successor1:Paku Alam X
Birth Name:Ambarkusumo
Birth Date:1938 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Surabaya, Indonesia
Spouse:Koesoemarini
Issue:3, including Paku Alam X

KGPAA Paku Alam IX (7 May 1938 – 21 November 2015) was the ruler of Pakualaman, in central Java, Indonesia. His court name before he became Paku Alam IX was Bendara Raden Mas Ambarkusumo. He succeeded as Paku Alam upon the death of the last ruler, his father Paku Alam VIII, on 11 September 1998,[2] and was formally installed as Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam IX on 26 May 1999.[3]

Like his predecessor, he was also the vice-governor of the Yogyakarta Special Region, serving under Sultan Hamengkubuwana X.[4]

Paku Alam IX resided in Paku Alaman palace in Yogyakarta.[5] He died on 21 November 2015 after being admitted to a hospital five days earlier.[6]

He is buried in the family cemetery in Girigondo in the nearby Kulon Progo district.[7]

On 7 January 2016, his eldest son Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo (KGPH) Suryodilogo succeeded him as Paku Alam X.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pelantikan KGPAA Paku Alam IX sebagai Wakil Gubernur DIY dilakukan oleh Mendagri Hari Sabarno. Dinas Perpustakaan dan Arsip Daerah Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. 16 January 2002. 18 August 2022.
  2. Cahoon, Ben. Indonesian Traditional States World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  3. Negoro, Suryo S. The Coronation of K.G.P.A.A. Paku Alam IX Joglosemar. PT Sangga Sarana Persada. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  4. Book: Spiller, Henry. Focus: Gamelan music of Indonesia. 89. 2008. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-415-96067-0.
  5. Book: Backshall, Stephen. Rough guide to Indonesia. 204. 2003. Rough Guides. 978-1-85828-991-5.
  6. Web site: Wakil Gubernur DIY Sri Paduka Pakualam IX Meninggal . Deputy Governor of DIY, Sri Paduka Pakualam IX, Passes Away . Indonesian . Kompas . 21 November 2015 . Wijaya Kusuma . 21 November 2015 . 22 November 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122010836/http://regional.kompas.com/read/2015/11/21/16191051/Wakil.Gubernur.DIY.Sri.Paduka.Pakualam.IX.Meninggal.
  7. http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/yogyakartas-pakualam-ix-dies-age-77/ Yogyakarta's Pakualam IX Dies at Age 77
  8. http://regional.kompas.com/read/2016/01/07/13201121/Inilah.Sosok.Paku.Alam.X. Who is Paku Alam X