Mas Pardi

Mas Pardi
1st Chief of General Staff of Marine TKR
In office
1945–1946
PresidentSukarno
Succeeded byMohammad Nazir Isa
Personal details
Born(1901-10-01)1 October 1901
Netherlands Ambarawa, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
Died13 August 1968(1968-08-13) (aged 66)
Indonesia Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Branch/service Indonesian navy
Years of service1945–1957
Rank Rear admiral
UnitMarine Corps
Battles/warsIndonesian National Revolution

Rear Admiral Mas Pardi (1 October 1901 – 13 August 1968) was the founder and leader of the central People's Security Agency Marines, which was the forerunner of the Indonesian Navy. Mas Pardi is known as the "Father of Indonesian Shipping" by establishing maritime schools. On 10 September 1945, the marine BKR was renamed to TKR Laut. Mas Pardi was the Chief of the Marine TKR General Staff. He is the namesake of buildings at the Semarang Shipping Science Polytechnic and the Indonesian Naval Academy.