20 Facts About BM Diah

BM Diah was present at the time of the Proclamation of Independence was being formulated, and was a figure who played an important role in saving the original text of the Proclamation.

BM Diah was educated at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School and continued his education at Taman Siswa Medan.

BM Diah migrated to Jakarta, and studied at the Ksatrian Instituut, majoring in journalism.

BM Diah worked as a newspaper editor and later worked at a number of media positions during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.

BM Diah was present at the creation of the Proclamation of Independence, and he saved the original handwritten draft of the proclamation by Sukarno, after taking the draft from a trash can.

BM Diah founded a hotel in Jakarta, the Hyatt Aryaduta.

BM Diah died on 10 June 1996, his body was interred at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery in a military ceremony, with Harmoko acting as the ceremonial inspector.

Burhanuddin Mohammad BM Diah, born only as Burhanuddin, was born on 7 April 1917, in Kotaraja.

BM Diah's father was Mohammad Diah, a customs officer and translator from Barus, North Sumatra.

BM Diah was the youngest of 8 children, he has two half brothers from his father's second marriage.

BM Diah grew up moderately wealthy, though a week after his birth, his father passed away.

BM Diah's mother took over responsibility of him, before dying 8 years later, resulting in him being raised by his older sister, Siti Hafsyah.

BM Diah underwent his education at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School and continued his education at Taman Siswa Medan.

In June 1945 BM Diah was involved in the founding of the Indonesian New Forces Movement, a federation of youth groups for the struggle for Indonesian independence.

BM Diah would keep the dradt with him for years, until he handed it over to president Suharto in 1993.

Burhanuddin Mohammad BM Diah died at age 79, in the morning hours of 10 June 1996, in the capital city of Jakarta.

BM Diah died due to stroke and liver failure, which he had struggled with for some time prior, he had a history of troubles with his lungs as well as possibly diabetes.

BM Diah's death was mourned by the then-president Suharto, then-vice president Try Sutrisno, as well as by the ministers in the sixth Development Cabinet, and the former ministers in the previous cabinets.

BM Diah's body was interred at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery in a military ceremony, with Harmoko acting as the ceremonial inspector.

BM Diah secretly remarried with Julia bint Abdul Manaf, while serving as ambassador in Bangkok, Thailand.