Marie Muhammad

Marie Muhammad
Minister of Finance
In office
17 March 1993 – 16 March 1998
President Suharto
Preceded by J. B. Sumarlin
Succeeded by Fuad Bawazier
Personal details
Born (1939-04-03)3 April 1939
Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies
Died 11 December 2016(2016-12-11) (aged 77)
Cawang, Jakarta, Indonesia
Children 3
Occupation Philanthropist

Marie Muhammad (3 April 1939[1] – 11 December 2016) was an Indonesian politician and philanthropist. He served as the Minister of Finance under President Suharto from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the Chair of the Indonesian Red Cross Society from 1998 to 2009.

During his period as Chair of Indonesian Red Cross, the major 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated Aceh and Nias. As Chair, he travelled to disaster areas and was active in arranging effective coordination between the Indonesian Red Cross and the national Indonesian Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Aceh.[2]

Muhammad died of brain cancer on 11 December 2016 at the National Brain Center Hospital in Cawang, Jakarta at the age of 77.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Marie Muhammad, Komisaris Utama". Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Sudirman Said (25 December 2016). "In Memoriam: Serving and Learning from Pak MM". Tempo.
  3. ↑ "Former Finance Minister Marie Muhammad Passes Away". Tempo. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.


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