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| Member of the People's Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 1 October 1997 – 1 October 1999 | |
| President | Suharto B. J. Habibie |
| Constituency | North Sumatra |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 17 March 1993 – 14 March 1998 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Wardojo |
| Succeeded by | Justika Baharsjah |
| Junior Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 23 March 1988 – 17 March 1993 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Sjech Marhaban |
| Succeeded by | Bayu Krisnamurthi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1931-05-16)16 May 1931 Cirebon, West Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 14 January 2021(2021-01-14) (aged 89) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Golkar |
| Spouse |
Justika Baharsjah (m. 1962) |
Sjarifuddin Baharsjah (16 May 1931 – 14 January 2021) was an Indonesian agricultural figure and academic from the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB). He served as Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia and Chairman of the Independent Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Early life and education
Sjarifuddin Baharsjah was born on 16 May 1931 in Cirebon, West Java to Sutan Pangeran Baharsyah and Siti Fatimatul Zahra. His father, Sutan Pangeran Baharsyah, was a descendant of Sultan Tangkal Alam Bagagar, the last king of the Pagaruyung Kingdom. The second of four child in a Muslim family, he has a sister named Leila Chairani Budiman and two other brothers. According to his sister, Sjarifuddin was forced to learn female dances because his mother said that "he was really pretty".
Sjarifuddin graduated from high school in 1952. He then continued his studies at the Agricultural Economics Faculty of the University of Indonesia and graduated in 1960 with an engineer degree (Ir.). He studied at the University of Kentucky and graduated with a Master of Science degree in 1965. He then pursued a PhD in the North Carolina State University, which he obtained in 1973.
Career
Academic career
Since his graduation from the University of Indonesia, Sjarifuddin taught at the IPB University. Sjarifuddin was promoted to professor in 1984.
Political career
Sjarifuddin began his career in the Department of Agriculture as the Head of the Research and Development Bureau for Agricultural Economics in 1977. He held the office for six years until he became the Secretary General of the department from 1983 until 1988. On 23 March 1988, President Suharto appointed him as the Junior Minister of Agriculture in the Sixth Development Cabinet.
References
- ^ Tim Penerbit 1996, p. 457.
- Budiman, Leila. "The Leila Budiman Story". Radio Australia. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The Editors 1993, p. 171.
Bibliography
- Tim Penerbit (1996), Profil Tokoh, Aktivis dan Pemuka Masyarakat Minang [Who's Who of Minang People] (in Indonesian), Jakarta and Padang: PT Permo Promotion, Bina Prestasi Minang Indonesia, HEAD Infomarko Padang
- The Editors (April 1993), "The Sixth Development Cabinet Announced March 17, 1993", Indonesia, 55
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