Mohammad Hatta

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Mohammad Hatta
Official portrait, c. 1954
1st Vice President of Indonesia
In office 18 August 1945 – 1 December 1956
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Hamengkubuwono IX
3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office 29 January 1948 – 20 December 1949
President	Sukarno
Deputy	Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Preceded by	Amir Sjarifuddin
Succeeded by	Susanto Tirtoprodjo (acting) Abdul Halim
Prime Minister of the United States of Indonesia
In office 20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mohammad Natsir (as Prime Minister of Indonesia)
Minister of Defense of Indonesia
Acting
In office 29 January 1948 – 15 July 1948
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Amir Sjarifuddin
Succeeded by	Hamengkubuwono IX
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States of Indonesia
In office 20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Agus Salim Hamengkubuwono IX (acting)
Succeeded by	Mohammad Roem
1st Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Society
In office 1945–1946
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Athar (1902-08-12)12 August 1902 Fort de Kock, Westkust van Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Died	14 March 1980(1980-03-14) (aged 77) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Tanah Kusir Cemetery [id]
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	PNI (until 1929)
Spouse	Rahmi Rachim ​ (m. 1945)​
Relations	Gustika Fardani Jusuf (granddaughter)
Children	3, including Meutia Hatta
Alma mater	Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool (Drs.)
Occupation	Politician economist
Signature
Nickname	Bung Hatta

Mohammad Hatta (listen^ⓘ; 12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was an Indonesian statesman, nationalist, and independence activist who served as the country's first vice president as well as the third prime minister. Known as "The Proclamator", he and a number of Indonesians, including the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands. Hatta was an important figure during the Indonesian national awakening and during the national revolution, as a youth he was politically active both in the Netherlands and the Indies, which led him to be imprisoned in the Boven Digoel concentration camp for his activism, he also played a crucial part in the proclamation of Indonesian independence, being second the person to sign the declaration besides Sukarno, thus naming him as one of the founders of Indonesia.