15 Facts About Mohammad Sadli

Mohammad Sadli was a leading Indonesian policymaker and economist.

Mohammad Sadli first studied in the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School in Sumedang and Subang and later moved to the Hogere Burger School in Semarang in Central Java.

Mohammad Sadli then took university studies at the Technical Faculty, Gadjah Mada University, in Yogyakarta.

Between 1954 and 1956, Mohammad 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.

Mohammad Sadli returned to Indonesia in 1957 where he became Director of the Economics and Management Institute at the University of Indonesia.

Mohammad Sadli worked at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and was a key economic adviser in the New Order government.

Mohammad Sadli was one of five prominent economic advisers who became known as the Berkeley Mafia during the Soeharto era working closely with Professor Widjojo Nitisastro.

Mohammad Sadli remained a key adviser to Soeharto, he fostered his many links in business circles, and he became an active economic journalist.

Mohammad Sadli was one of the first senior figures in Indonesia to become openly critical of the Soeharto regime.

Mohammad Sadli took a close interest in international economic affairs as well.

Mohammad Sadli often participated in seminars and conferences about economic affairs in meetings in Asia.

Mohammad Sadli was appointed several times, in 1981 and again in 1987, as an expert member of international panels to undertake strategic reviews of the role of the Asian Development Bank in Asia.

Mohammad Sadli died at the home where he had lived for many years in the suburb of Kebayoran in South Jakarta on 8 January 2008.

Mohammad Sadli is survived by his wife, Professor Saparinah Sadli, who is a leading figure in Indonesia for her work in the fields of psychology and women's rights.

In June 2019 the Mohammad Sadli Foundation was established to encourage the activities of new professors in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Indonesia.