Abdul Azis Saleh

Abdul Azis Saleh
Abdul Azis Saleh in 1957
Minister of Industry
In office
6 March 1962 – 28 March 1966
Preceded byChaerul Saleh
Succeeded byMohammad Jusuf
Minister of Agriculture
In office
10 July 1959 – 6 March 1962
Preceded bySadjarwo Djarwonagoro
Succeeded bySadjarwo Djarwonagoro
Minister of Health
In office
9 April 1957 – 5 July 1959
Preceded byHadrianus Sinaga
Succeeded bySatrio
Personal details
Born(1914-09-20)20 September 1914
Died3 April 2001(2001-04-03) (aged 86)
NationalityIndonesian
OccupationSpecialist in anthropology and education
Known forLeader of Indonesian Scouting

Dr. Abdul Azis Saleh (20 September 1914 – 3 April 2001), a specialist in anthropology and education, was a leader of Indonesian Scouting and served as a member of the World Scout Committee and President of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Asia-Pacific Region.[1]

He became involved in the creation of the Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia in 1961 and was a member of the "Group of 5" mandated by President Sukarno, who took the opportunity of the absence of the Minister of Education to build a non-communist youth association.[2] In 1970, he became Gerakan Pramuka Secretary General.

In 1978, he was awarded the 129th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[3]

He was also successively Minister of Health (1957–1959), Minister of Agriculture and then Minister of Industry in Indonesia.

  1. ^ "Azis Saleh (Ka Kwarnari 1963 - 1967)".
  2. ^ Hindley, Donald. The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1963. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964. p. 199
  3. ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2019-05-01.