Roosseno Soerjohadikoesoemo | |
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12th Minister of Economic Affairs | |
In office 8 November 1954 – 12 August 1955 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Sastroamidjojo |
Preceded by | Iskaq Tjokrohadisurjo |
Succeeded by | I.J. Kasimo |
6th Minister of Transportation | |
In office 12 October 1953 – 23 October 1954 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Sastroamidjojo |
Preceded by | Abikusno Tjokrosujoso |
Succeeded by | Adnan Kapau Gani |
9th Minister of Public Works | |
In office 30 July 1953 – 12 October 1953 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Sastroamidjojo |
Preceded by | Suwarto |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Hasan |
Personal details | |
Born | Roosseno Soerjohadikoesoemo 2 August 1908 Madiun, Dutch East Indies |
Died | 15 June 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 87)
Political party | PIR |
Alma mater | Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng (THB) |
Roosseno Soerjohadikoesoemo (EYD: Roosseno Suryohadikusumo; 2 August 1908 – 15 June 1996) was an Indonesian politician, scholar, and engineer. He served as minister of Public Works, Transportation and Economic Affairs during the first cabinet of Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo. Roosseno planned several of the most notable buildings in Jakarta, including the Hotel Indonesia, Istiqlal Mosque, and the National Monument. His extensive use of concrete as a building material led thim being dubbed Indonesia's Father of Concrete".[1]