Ali Sadikin was an Indonesian politician who served as the fourth governor of Jakarta from 1966 until 1977.
23 Facts About Ali Sadikin
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Ali Sadikin served as Chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia from 1977 until 1981.
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On 28 April 1966, Ali Sadikin was appointed governor of Jakarta, becoming the first governor in Indonesia to be sworn-in at the Merdeka Palace.
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Ali Sadikin constructed the Ismail Marzuki Park, Ragunan Zoo, Ancol Dreamland, and a number of other infrastructure projects.
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Notably, Ali Sadikin allowed the construction of night entertainment projects, as well allowing entertainment in the form of gambling in Jakarta.
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Ali Sadikin's governorship saw the revival of Betawi culture in Jakarta, with the increased popularity of Ondel-ondel performances and the Betawi mask dance.
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Ali Sadikin was born in Sumedang, West Java, on 7 July 1926, to Sundanese parents.
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Ali Sadikin was the fifth child of six children from Raden Sadikin and Itjih Karnasih.
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Ali Sadikin's oldest brother, Hasan Sadikin, became a doctor whose name is immortalized in a hospital in Bandung; his second oldest brother owned a printing press; his third oldest brother Usman Sadikin, worked at Garuda Indonesia; his fourth oldest brother, Abu Sadikin, was a soldier in the Army; and his youngest brother is Said Sadikin.
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Ali Sadikin was sent to Tegal, Central Java to form a Navy base and Marine Corps.
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Ali Sadikin was directly inaugurated by President Sukarno as Governor of Jakarta on Thursday, 28 April 1966 at 10:00 at the Merdeka Palace.
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In that decision, Ali Sadikin, who is a member of the staff of the Deputy Minister for Economics, Finance, and Development, was deemed capable and fulfilled the requirements to become the Governor of Jakarta.
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Ali Sadikin sought to improve public services, clear out slum dwellers, ban, and outlaw street peddlers.
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Ali Sadikin tried to halt migration into Jakarta by declaring the city closed to newcomers.
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Ali Sadikin issued residency cards in hope of enforcing the policy, but failed to curtail population growth.
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One of the earliest and most outspoken advocates of family planning, Ali Sadikin showed that Muslim groups would support these policies.
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Hungry for revenue for his projects, Sadikin legalized gambling and steambaths, much to the outrage of many Muslim groups.
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Ali Sadikin oversaw the moving of Ragunan zoo to its present location, which was officially reopened on June 22,1966, managed by the city administration.
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Ali Sadikin's administration saw the development of Ancol Dreamland, a resort destination located along Jakarta's waterfront, in Ancol, Pademangan, Indonesia, on the site of what was previously a mosquito-infested swamps and fish ponds, and the source of century-old malaria outbreak in Jakarta.
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Ali Sadikin's administration was responsible for the construction of the Senen Project.
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In 1975, Ali Sadikin famously attended the wedding of Indonesia's first trans woman legally recognised as her true gender, Vivian Rubiyanti Iskandar.
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Ali Sadikin died in Singapore on May 20,2008, and was buried in Tanah Kusir Cemetery, Jakarta the next day.
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However, Nina died in 1986, and Ali Sadikin later remarried to a woman named Linda Syamsuddi Mangan.