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Abdul Harris Nasution

Abdul Haris Nasution
Abdul Harris Nasution.jpg
Nasution in 1971
2nd Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly
In office
1966–1972
President Sukarno
Suharto
Preceded by Chairul Saleh
Succeeded by Idham Chalid
12th Minister of Defence and Security of Indonesia
In office
10 July 1959 – 22 February 1966
President Sukarno
Preceded by Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Succeeded by Sarbini
Personal details
Born (1918-12-03)3 December 1918
Koetanopan, North Sumatera, Dutch East Indies
Died 5 September 2000(2000-09-05) (aged 81)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality Indonesia
Spouse(s) Johanna Sunarti (1923-2010)
Children Hendrianti Saharah, Ade Irma Suryani
Profession Army
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Indonesian National Armed Forces
Service/branch Lambang TNI AD.png Indonesian Army
Years of service 1945–1952, 1955–1971
Rank Jenderal besar pdh ad.png General of the Army TNI
Commands Commander of Siliwangi Division
Battles/wars Indonesian National Revolution

Abdul Haris Nasution (3 December 1918 – 6 September 2000) was an Indonesian general who was twice appointed Army Chief of Staff and who escaped an assassination attempt during the 1965 coup attempt by 30 September Movement.

Nasution was born on 3 December 1918 in the village of Hutapungkut, Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra, into a Batak Muslim family. He was the second child of his parents and the oldest son. His father was a trader who sold textiles, rubber and coffee, and was a member of the Sarekat Islam organisation. His father, who was very religious, wanted his son to study at a religious school, while his mother wanted him to study medicine in Batavia. However, after graduating from school in 1932, Nasution received a scholarship to study teaching at Bukitinggi.

In 1935 Nasution moved to Bandung to continue his studies, where he remained for three years. His desire to be a teacher gradually faded as his interest in politics grew. He secretly bought books written by the Indonesian nationalist Sukarno and read them with his friends. Following his graduation in 1937, Nasution returned to Sumatra and taught in Bengkulu, living near the house where Sukarno lived in exile. He occasionally spoke with Sukarno, and heard him give speeches. A year later Nasution moved to Tanjungpraja, near Palembang, where he continued to teach, but became more and more interested in politics and the military.

In 1940, Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands and the Dutch colonial authorities established an officer reserve corps which admitted pribumi (native Indonesians). Nasution applied to join, as this was the only way to obtain military training. Along with a few other Indonesians, he was sent to the Bandung Military Academy for training. In September 1940 he was promoted to corporal, then three months later to sergeant. He subsequently became an officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL). In 1942 the Japanese invaded and occupied Indonesia. At the time, Nasution was in Surabaya, having been posted there to defend the port. Nasution then found his way back to Bandung and went into hiding, as he was afraid of being arrested by the Japanese. However, he later assisted the PETA militia set up by the Japanese occupiers by carrying messages, but did not actually become a member.


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