Portal:Indonesia/ST List/SB Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (12 April 1912 – October 1988) was the first Governor of the Yogyakarta Special Region, the ninth Sultan of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate (the Yogyakarta Sultanate) and the second Vice President of Indonesia.

In 1931, Hamengkubuwono IX left Indonesia to attend Leiden University in the Netherlands. He returned to Indonesia in 1939. With the death of Hamengkubuwono VIII in October 1939, Hamengkubuwono ascended to the throne with a coronation ceremony on 18 March 1940.

During his reign, the office of the Sultan adopted a more democratic and decentralized approach. Directly after the declaration of Indonesian independence at 17 August 1945, Hamengkubuwono IX together with Paku Alam VIII, the Sultan of Solo decided to support the newly formed Republic. In addition, Hamengkubuwono IX served as Yogyakarta's Military Governor and was also Minister of the State from 1945-1949.

After Indonesia's Independence was recognized by the Dutch Government, Hamengkubuwono IX served as Minister of Defense and Homeland Security Coordinator (1949-1951 and 1953), Vice Premier (1951), Chairman of the State Apparatus Supervision (1959), Chairman of the State Audit Board (1960–1966), and Coordinating Minister for Development while concurrently holding the position of Minister of Tourism (1966). After (soon to be President) Suharto had received Supersemar in March 1966, Hamengkubuwono IX was appointed Minister of Economics, Finance, and Industry and charged with rectifying Indonesia's Economic problems. He served as Vice President of Indonesia from 1973 to 1978. (Read more...)