Joseph Soedradjad Djiwandono | |
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10th Governor of Bank Indonesia | |
In office March 1993 – February 1998 | |
President | Suharto |
Preceded by | Adrianus Mooy |
Succeeded by | Syahril Sabirin |
Personal details | |
Born | Soedradjad Djiwandono 7 August 1938 Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Dutch East Indies |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Political party | Gerindra |
Spouse |
Biantiningsih Miderawati Djojohadikusumo
(m. 1971) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Thomas Sastro Djiwandono |
Relatives | J. Soedjati Djiwandono (elder brother; deceased) Sumitro Djojohadikusumo (father-in-law; deceased) Prabowo Subianto (brother-in-law) Hashim Djojohadikusumo (brother-in-law) |
Education | Gadjah Mada University University of Wisconsin–Madison Boston University |
Occupation | Economist |
J. Soedradjad Djiwandono (EYD: Sudrajad Jiwandono, also written Sudrajad Djiwandono, Soedradjat Djiwandono and Sudrajat Djiwandono; born 7 August 1938) is an Indonesian economist who was the Governor of Bank Indonesia, the nation's central bank, from 1993 until his sudden dismissal in 1998.
Djiwandono received his bachelor's degree in economics from Gadjah Mada University in 1963 and went on to receive a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1980.[1] Prior to accepting the position as Governor of Bank Indonesia in 1993, Djiwandono had expressed his concern about the high number of bad debts in the banking sector to President Suharto.[2]