Hasri Ainun Habibie
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dr. Hj. Hasri Ainun Habibie |
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Ainun at the National Library of Indonesia, 1999
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| 3rd First Lady of Indonesia | |
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In office May 21, 1998 – October 20, 1999 |
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| President | B. J. Habibie |
| Preceded by |
Siti Hartinah Soeharto Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana acting |
| Succeeded by | Sinta Nuriyah Wahid |
| 7th Second Lady of Indonesia | |
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In office March 14, 1998 – May 21, 1998 |
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| President | Suharto |
| Vice President | B. J. Habibie |
| Preceded by | Tuty Sutrisno |
| Succeeded by | Taufiq Kiemas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hasri Ainun Besari August 11, 1937 Semarang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died |
May 22, 2010 (aged 72) Munich, Germany |
| Resting place | Kalibata Heroes Cemetery |
| Citizenship |
 Indonesia Germany
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| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Spouse(s) | B. J. Habibie |
| Children | Ilham Akbar Habibie Thareq Kemal Habibie |
| Parents | R. Mohamad Besari Sadarmi Besari |
| Residence | 1 - 3 Patra Kuningan Street, Jakarta |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Religion | Islam |
Hasri Ainun Habibie (nee Besari) (August 11, 1937 – May 22, 2010) was the First Lady of Indonesia from 1998 until 1999 and wife of former President B. J. Habibie.
Ainun was born on August 11, 1937 in Semarang to R. Mohamad Besari, a lecturer, and his wife Sadarmi Besari, a midwife, whose family is known as well-educated and intellectual.
Ainun and her siblings studied in Dago Christian Junior College. Her eldest brother, Sahari, graduated from junior college when he's in the 2nd grade and continues his education in Bandung Institute of Technology.
Ainun continues her education in the Medical Faculty of University of Indonesia and graduated in 1961.
Ainun first met Rudy Habibie when they were studying in secondary school. They were schoolmates when stududying in Dago Christian Junior College. Their families had known each other for a long time and often visited each other.
In 1962, Rudy's brother Fanny Habibie asks Rudy to accompany him to visit the Besari family in Rangga Malela. This was when Rudy and Ainun first met after seven years. They fell in love and got married on May 12, 1962. Their honeymoon took place in Yogyakarta, Bali, and Ujung Pandang. Rudy's three month holiday in Indonesia soon ended and they moved to Aachen, Germany as Rudy is worked there.
Their first child was Ilham Akbar Habibie, born 1963, who finished his study in Munich and got the title of PhD with summa cumlaude. Their second and youngest child, Thareq Kemal, born 1967, got Diploma Ingineur in Brunswick.
In 1978, Suharto appointed the 42-year-old B. J. Habibie to be his Minister of Research and Technology in his third cabinet. As the wife of the member of the cabinet, Ainun joined the Dharma Wanita organization under the leadership of First Lady Siti Hartinah. Ainun leads his husband's ministry's Dharma Wanita and consolidating non-department organization with Madame Soedharmono, wife of Soedharmono, Secretary of State.
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