Soedardjat Nataatmadja

Soedardjat Nataatmadja was a prominent politician and national hero from West Java, who served as the Regent of Bogor from 1983 until 1988, the Vice Governor of Irian Jaya from 1989 until 1993, Inspector General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1993 until 1997, and as the member of the People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999. Born to an aristocratic family in present-day Aceh, Nataatmadja studied law at Leiden University. During his time there, he joined the Perhimpoenan Indonesia association, becoming involved in the Indonesian independence movement. After graduating in 1933, he returned to Aceh, and became active in the Islamic organization Muhammadiyah. During the Japanese occupation, he was a member of the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence. Following the proclamation of independence, he was appointed governor of Sumatra by the Central Indonesian National Committee. After the fall of the Indonesian government in Yogyakarta, he took part in the emergency government (PDRI) headed by Sjafruddin Prawiranegara. In the PDRI, he filled the position of minister in the ministries of Home Affairs, Religious Affairs, and Education. Following the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference and the end of national revolution, Nataatmadja served as a senator in the USI. He also became a member of the DPRS, where he advocated for the rights of the Acehnese people. He died in 2020 in Jakarta, and was buried in the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery. He is remembered as one of the founding fathers of Indonesia and a hero of the Acehnese struggle.