Ali Alatas | |
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علي العطاس | |
1st Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Council | |
In office 10 April 2007 – 11 December 2008 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | T. B. Silalahi |
13th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 21 March 1988 – 20 October 1999 | |
President | Suharto B. J. Habibie |
Preceded by | Mochtar Kusumaatmadja |
Succeeded by | Alwi Shihab |
Personal details | |
Born | Batavia, Dutch East Indies | 4 November 1932
Died | 11 December 2008 Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore | (aged 76)
Resting place | Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery |
Spouse | Junisa Wolff Alatas |
Children | Soraya Alatas Soegarda, Nadira Alatas Sriwijanarko[1] Fawzia Alatas-Patompo[2] |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Ali Alatas (Arabic: علي العطاس ʿAlī al-ʿAṭṭās; 4 November 1932 – 11 December 2008[3][4]) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent,[5][6] who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister.[7]