Sidik Djojosukarto

Sidik Djojosukarto
Official portrait, 1954
Chairman of the Indonesian National Party
In office 5 May 1950 – 9 September 1955
Preceded by	Sujono Hadinoto
Succeeded by	Suwiryo
Member of the Provisional House of Representatives
In office 16 August 1950 – 9 September 1955
Member of the Central Indonesian National Committee
In office 26 February 1946 – 16 August 1950
Personal details
Born	(1908-06-07)7 June 1908 Blitar, Dutch East Indies
Died	8 September 1955(1955-09-08) (aged 47) Surabaya, Indonesia
Political party	PNI (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Partindo Gerindo
Occupation	Politician journalist

Sidik Djojosukarto (EVO: Sidik Djojosoekarto; 7 June 1908 – 8 September 1955) was an Indonesian politician who served as chairman of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) from 1950 until his death. As PNI chairman, he was revered by all party factions, and was the closest to being an "authentic party hero."^[1]

Sidik was born to a small merchant family in Blitar, East Java. After graduating from the Ovts Handelsleergang trade school in 1930, he began work as a teacher in Surabaya. Later, he became a journalist and was later editor-in-chief of the Indonesian newspaper Berdjoeang. In addition to his work as a journalist, Sidik was involved in several pro-independence organizations, becoming a member of the Partindo and Gerindo political parties during the 1930s. During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Sidik became the local head of the Putera and Jawa Hokokai organizations in Kediri.

Following the proclamation of Indonesian Independence, he became chairman of the local branch of the Indonesian National Committee. In 1946, he was appointed a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee (KNIP) and became a member of the KNIP's working body by March 1947. In August 1949, he was appointed acting chairman of the PNI, replacing Sujono Hadinoto. As party chairman, Sidik represented the more conservative faction of the PNI and led the party through much of the liberal democracy period. He died of hypertension on 8 September 1955, while campaigning during the 1955 Indonesian legislative election.