Ali Said (Indonesia)

Ali Said
Said in 1985
1st Chief of the National Commission on Human Rights
In office
1993–1996
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byEstablished
Succeeded byDjoko Soegianto
7th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
In office
1984–1992
Nominated bySuharto
Preceded byMujono
Succeeded byPurwoto Gandasubrata
17th Minister of Law and Human Rights
In office
9 February 1981 – 19 March 1983
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byMujono
Succeeded byIsmail Saleh
9th Attorney General of Indonesia
In office
4 April 1973 – 18 February 1981
PresidentSuharto
Preceded bySugih Arto
Succeeded byIsmail Saleh
Personal details
Born(1927-06-12)12 June 1927
Magelang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
Died28 June 1996(1996-06-28) (aged 69)
Jakarta, Indonesia
CitizenshipIndonesian

Ali Said (1927–1996) was an Indonesian judge, military officer and politician. Like his predecessor Mujono, he was one of a string of former military officials to be appointed to the judiciary of Indonesia.[1]

Said often worked closely with Ismail Saleh and Mujono. Said replaced Mujono as Minister of Law and then as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia; Saleh replaced Said as Attorney General and then Minister of Law. Together, the three were known as the "Three Punokawan" or clown servants of the epic hero due to their perceived enthusiasm for upholding the law.[2]

  1. ^ Daniel S. Lev, Legal Evolution and Political Authority in Indonesia: Selected Essays, pg. 314. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2000. ISBN 9789041114211
  2. ^ 11. Ismail Saleh (1981 - 1984). Archived from the Attorney General's Office on 30 December 2011.