Ali Sastroamidjojo

Raden Ali Sastroamidjojo
Official portrait, 1950
Chairman of the Indonesian National Party
In office 29 July 1960 – 27 April 1966
Preceded by	Suwiryo
Succeeded by	Osa Maliki
8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office 24 March 1956 – 9 April 1957
President	Sukarno
Deputy	Mohammad Roem Idham Chalid
Preceded by	Burhanuddin Harahap
Succeeded by	Djuanda Kartawidjaja
In office 30 July 1953 – 12 August 1955
President	Sukarno
Deputy	Wongsonegoro Zainul Arifin
Preceded by	Wilopo
Succeeded by	Burhanuddin Harahap
Ministerial offices 9th Minister of Defense In office 24 March 1956 – 9 April 1957 President Sukarno Preceded by Burhanuddin Harahap Succeeded by Djuanda Kartawidjaja 5th Minister of Education and Culture In office 3 July 1947 – 4 August 1949 President Sukarno Preceded by Soewandi Succeeded by Ki Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro 1st Deputy Minister of Information In office 19 August – 14 November 1945 President Sukarno Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Abdurrahman Baswedan
Diplomatic offices 3rd Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations In office 1957–1960 Preceded by Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro Succeeded by Soekardjo Wirjopranoto 1st Ambassador of Indonesia to Canada In office 1953–1954 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Usman Sastroamidjojo 1st Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States In office 20 February 1950 – 27 February 1953 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Moekarto Notowidigdo
Personal details
Born	(1903-05-21)21 May 1903 Grabag, Kedoe Residency, Dutch East Indies
Died	13 March 1975(1975-03-13) (aged 71) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery
Political party	PNI
Other political affiliations	Partindo Gerindo
Spouses	Titi Roelia ​ ​ (m. 1922; died 1966)​ Kurnianingrat ​ (m. 1970)​
Relatives	Ali Wardhana (nephew)
Alma mater	Leiden University (Mr.)
Occupation	Politician diplomat
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Ali Sastroamidjojo (EYD: Ali Sastroamijoyo; 21 May 1903 – 13 March 1975) was an Indonesian politician and diplomat. He served in various political and diplomatic roles during the presidency of Sukarno, most notably as a cabinet minister, prime minister, chairman of the Indonesian National Party (PNI), and permanent representative to the United Nations. Ali was born in Grabag, Purworejo, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), to an aristocratic family from Magelang and studied at Leiden University. During his studies, he was active in several youth organizations, including the Jong Java and the Perhimpoenan Indonesia associations. He was briefly arrested by the Dutch in 1927 but was released shortly thereafter.

In 1928, he began practicing as a lawyer and began publishing the Djanget magazine in Surakarta. During this time, he became involved in the struggle for independence, joining the Indonesian Nationalist Party (PNI). However, when the PNI was dissolved by Dutch authorities, he moved to Gerindo (Indonesian People's Movement). Following the proclamation of Indonesian Independence in 1945, he continued his activities in politics and government, becoming deputy minister of education in the first Indonesian cabinet. He would go on to serve as Minister of Education in the Amir Syarifuddin Cabinet and the Hatta Cabinet. He then served as deputy chairman of the delegation of the Republic of Indonesia in negotiations with the Netherlands and became a member of the delegation of the Republic of Indonesia in the negotiations of the Round Table Conference.

On 1 August 1953, Ali became Prime Minister of Indonesia, leading the First Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet. After the cabinet fell in 1955, Ali Sastroamidjojo again became Prime Minister of Indonesia for the second time on March 26, 1956.  He again led his cabinet, though it lasted less than a year. He was also a key figure in the negotiations of the Sino-Indonesian Dual Nationality Treaty. After the recognition of the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia, he was appointed the first Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Canada, and Mexico, from 1950 until 1955. In addition, he was also appointed chairman of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung. In July 1960, at the ninth annual congress of the PNI, Sastroamidjojo was elected party chairman. In 1967, following the fall of Sukarno, Sastroamidjojo was arrested but later released without having been tried. He died in Jakarta, on 13 March 1975, he is buried at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery.