11 Facts About Kusumah Atmaja

Sulaiman Effendi Kusumah Atmaja was an Indonesian judge and national hero who served as the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia from August 1945 until August 1952.

Kusumah Atmaja was born to a noble ethnic-Sundanese family in Purwakarta, and obtained a law diploma from the Rechtschool in 1913.

Kusumah Atmaja became a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence in March 1945, and following the proclamation of independence, he played a role in the formation of the supreme court.

Kusumah Atmaja died on 11 August 1952, in Jakarta, and his body was interred in the Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata.

Kusumah Atmaja was born on 8 September 1898, to a noble family in Purwakarta Regency, Purwakarta, West Java.

Kusumah Atmaja obtained his diploma from the Recht Hoge School in 1913.

Kusumah Atmaja obtained the title Doctor in de rechtsgeleerheid with a dissertation entitled De Mohamedaansche Vrome Stichtingen in Indie, in which he outlined the law of war in the Dutch East Indies.

Kusumah Atmaja was listed as a High Court judge in Padang, chairman of the District Court in Semarang, and then a High Court judge in the same city.

Kusumah Atmaja became a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence, on 29 April 1945.

Kusumah Atmaja served as the first Chief Justice from 1950 until his death in 1952.

Kusumah Atmaja was asked by the Dutch State to lead the formation of the Dutch puppet state of Pasundan in 1947, but refused.