Mohamad Sadli
| Mohammad Sadli | |
|---|---|
| 6th Minister of Mining | |
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In office 28 March 1973 – 28 March 1978 |
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| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Sumantri Brodjonegoro |
| Succeeded by | Subroto |
| 13th Minister of Manpower | |
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In office 11 September 1971 – 28 March 1973 |
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| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Mursalin Daeng Mamangung |
| Succeeded by | Subroto |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 10, 1922 Sumedang, West Java, Dutch West Indies |
| Died | January 8, 2008 (aged 85) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University University of Indonesia University of California, Berkeley Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gadjah Mada University |
| Profession | Economist |
Mohammad Sadli (10 June 1922 – 8 January 2008) was a leading Indonesian policy-maker and economist.
Sadli, as he was widely known as, was born in Sumedang, West Java. He first studied in the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) in Sumedang and Subang, and later moved to the Hogere Burger School (HBS) in Semarang in Central Java. He then (1952) took university studies in the Technical Faculty, Gadjah Mada University, in Yogyakarta.
Between 1954 and 1956, Sadli worked towards his Master of Science in economics at MIT in the United States before proceeding to post-graduate studies in economics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1956. He returned to Indonesia in 1957 where he became Director of the Economics and Management Institute (LPEM) at the University of Indonesia.
Sadli worked at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and was a key economic adviser in the New Order government. He was one of five prominent economic advisers who became known as the Berkeley Mafia during the Soeharto era working closely with Professor Widjojo Nitisastro. In 1967 he was appointed by Suharto as the first chair of the Indonesian Investment Coordination Board. Between 1971-73 he served as Minister for Manpower and then in 1973-78 he was Minister for Mines in the Second Development Cabinet.
After his retirement as a minister in 1978, Sadli became widely regarded as one of the most senior policy-oriented economists in Indonesia. He remained a key adviser to Soeharto, he fostered his many links in business circles, and he became an active economic journalist. As an economic commentator Sadli made important contributions to public policy discussion in Indonesia throughout the 1980s and 1990s and until the time of his death. Because he was so well known and respected he could chide or praise almost anybody in public life at will, and he often did so with gentle good humour in the numerous columns that he wrote for the Indonesian publication Business News and other Indonesian publications. He was one of the first senior figures in Indonesia to become openly critical of the Soeharto regime. The most consistent theme in his public commentary was the need for good economic policy.
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