Mohammad Yamin

Muhammad Yamin
Mohammad Yamin in 1954
14th Minister of Information
In office 6 March 1962 – 17 October 1962
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Maladi
Succeeded by	Roeslan Abdulgani
8th Minister of National Education
In office 30 July 1953 – 12 August 1955
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Bahder Djohan
Succeeded by	R.M. Suwandi
6th Minister of Law
In office 27 April 1951 – 3 April 1952
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Wongsonegoro
Succeeded by	Lukman Wiriadinata
Personal details
Born	(1903-08-24)24 August 1903 Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Died	17 October 1962(1962-10-17) (aged 59) Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian

Muhammad Yamin (24 August 1903 – 17 October 1962) was an Indonesian poet, politician, historian and national hero who played a key role in the writing of the draft preamble to the 1945 constitution.