Mohammad Nazir Isa

Mohammad Nazir Isa
Mohammad Nazir Isa
2nd Commander of the Indonesian Navy
	In office; 6 February 1946 – 8 May 1948
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Mas Pardi
Succeeded by	R. Soebijakto
11th Indonesian Minister of Sea Transportation
	In office; 9 April 1957 – 10 July 1959 Serving with Sukardan
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Sjuchjar Tedjasukmana
Succeeded by	Djatikuso; Abdoelmoettalip Danoeningrat; R. Iskandar
Personal details
Born	10 July 1910; Maninjau, Agam, Dutch East Indies
Died	30 August 1982 (aged 72); Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Profession	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Navy
Years of service	1938–1965
Rank	Rear Admiral
Unit	Marine Corps

Rear Admiral Mohammad Nazir Isa (10 July 1910 – 30 August 1982) was an Indonesian military officer, minister, and diplomat. He served as Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy from 1946 to 1948, Minister of Shipping from 1957 to 1959, and Indonesian Ambassador to Switzerland and the Vatican.^[1]

Profile

Early life and education

Nazir was born in Maninjau, Agam, West Sumatra, to Mohammad Isa Sutan Bandaro and Siti Chadijah, the third of seven children. From the age of six, Nazir was raised by his uncle, Adam Datuak Basa Nan Balimo, who served as a School Opzienner in Tanjung Pura, Langkat. In accordance with his uncle's position, Nazir was allowed to enter the Europeesche Lagere School in Medan. After that he was brought by another uncle, Abdul Samad who worked as a Hoof Opzichter in Batavia, and entered the primary school De Tweede Bijbel School, then he continued his education at Chrijstelike Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO).^[2]

Naval career

Nazir worked as a sailor in the Netherlands on the recommendation of Mrs. Poijt van Druten, his teacher at MULO. After working in the shipping industry, Nazir had saved up enough money to continue his education at the Michel Adrianzoon de Ruyter Dutch shipping school, and received a De Grotevaart diploma (Ocean Cruise Certificate) in 1938, He was the first Indonesian to receive the degree. In 1938 he returned to Indonesia and worked for the shipping company, Doggerbank. After the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, he joined the Imperial Japanese Navy. In 1943, he was appointed head of the Higher Shipping School in Semarang.^[3]

After Indonesia's deceleration of independence, he and other navy captains convened to form the People's Security Agency Navy, where he became Deputy Commander, with the reorganization of the Indonesian navy he, became Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy with the position of Chief of General Staff of TRI Laut on 6 February 1946 and the position changed its name to Commander of the Indonesian Navy from 19 July 1946 to 8 May. On 2 January 1948 he was reassigned to Sumatra and established a navy training school.^[2]

During 1948 he became a senior adviser to Sjafruddin Prawiranegara's Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia and Minister of Shipping in the Djuanda Cabinet.^[2] He later signed the Petition of Fifty which criticized Suharto's totalitarian government.^[4]

Death

Nazir died in Jakarta on 30 August 1982 at the age of 72 and was buried in Tanah Kusir TPU, South Jakarta.^[4]

References

^ "Laksamana Muda M. Nasir Menteri / Panglima Angkatan Laut RI periode Th. 1946 - 1948". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Soewardi, Idris (2001). Pejuang kemerdekaan Sumbar-Riau : pengalaman tak terlupakan (in Indonesian) (1st ed.). Jakarta: Yayasan Pembangunan Pejuang 1945 Sumatra Tengah. pp. 104–107. OCLC 773779426.
^ Indirawati, Febrika (2020-09-23). "Kisah Laksamana TNI yang Ikut Petisi Kritik Jenderal Soeharto". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
^ ^a ^b Umar, Rika. Laksamana Mochamad Nazir : Karya dan Pengabdiannya. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI.

[1] "Laksamana Muda M. Nasir Menteri / Panglima Angkatan Laut RI periode Th. 1946 - 1948". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[:2-2] Soewardi, Idris (2001). Pejuang kemerdekaan Sumbar-Riau : pengalaman tak terlupakan (in Indonesian) (1st ed.). Jakarta: Yayasan Pembangunan Pejuang 1945 Sumatra Tengah. pp. 104–107. OCLC 773779426.

[:0-3] Indirawati, Febrika (2020-09-23). "Kisah Laksamana TNI yang Ikut Petisi Kritik Jenderal Soeharto". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-22.

[:1-4] Umar, Rika. Laksamana Mochamad Nazir : Karya dan Pengabdiannya. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI.

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