Adnan Buyung Nasution | |
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Born |
Adnan Bahrum Nasution 20 July 1934 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
Died | 23 September 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia |
(aged 81)
Nationality | Indonesian |
Alma mater |
Universitas Indonesia University of Melbourne Utrecht University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Known for | Senior lawyer Founder of |
Website | Adnan Buyung Nasution & Partners |
Adnan Buyung Nasution, also known as Adnan Bahrum Nasution (20 July 1934 – 23 September 2015) was an Indonesian lawyer, advocate, and activist in Indonesia. He founded the Legal Aid Institute in Indonesia. He was well known as a human rights and pro-democracy activist during the reign of Indonesia's late President Suharto. One of the partners at his law firm was former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia Suryadi. From the years 2007 to 2009, Adnan was inducted as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council's Legal Department.
Nasution died in Jakarta on 23 September 2015 from renal failure and heart failure.