Baharuddin Lopa was an Indonesian Minister of Justice and Human Rights and later Attorney General.
Baharuddin Lopa was born in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, Indonesia on August 27, 1935. He attended Hasanuddin University, majored in law, and graduated in 1962. Lopa then had a lengthy career as an attorney, including services as a district attorney at the State District Attorney Office in Ujung Pandang (1958 to 1960) and head of the State District Attorney Office in Ternate (1964–1966).
From 1966 to 1976, Lopa led several High District Attorney Offices, firstly in Southeast Sulawesi (1966–1970), then Aceh (1970–1974), and finally in West Kalimantan (1974–1976). In 1982, Lopa was appointed head of the High District Attorney Office in South Sulawesi. At the same time, he obtained a doctoral degree in law from the Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University.
During his career as an attorney, Lopa was famous for his harsh attitude towards corruption. In February 2001, Lopa was appointed Minister of Justice and Human Rights by then Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, replacing Yusril Ihza Mahendra. Lopa officially entered his office on 12 February 2001.
After four months serving as a minister, on 6 June 2001, Lopa was appointed Attorney General, replacing Marzuki Darusman. Unfortunately, a month and a half later, on 30 June 2001, Lopa fell ill while traveling in Saudi Arabia. Lopa died on 31 July 2001 at the age of 66, due to heart failure.