Muljadi Djojomartono was an Indonesian politician and military officer who served as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare between 1960 and 1966 and Minister of Social Affairs between 1957 and 1962 and briefly in 1966.
13 Facts About Muljadi Djojomartono
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Muljadi Djojomartono was appointed as a minister by Sukarno despite protestations from his political party and Muhammadiyah, which opposed Muljadi's accommodation of Sukarno's actions.
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Muljadi Djojomartono helped with the 1934 founding of a radio station in Surakarta, the SRI, and he later became a well-known broadcaster on that station.
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Muljadi Djojomartono was active in various Islamic organizations prior to the outbreak of WW2.
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At one point, when a leader for the newly formed People's Security Agency was about to select a commander, Muljadi Djojomartono was nominated as one of six potential candidates, and in a public vote just two voted for him, with most voting for either Sudirman and Urip Sumohardjo.
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Muljadi Djojomartono was a member of the Central Java Regional People's Representative Council where he served as chairman as early as 1951, and maintained his seat following the 1955 election.
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Muljadi Djojomartono was a member of Masyumi and Muhammadiyah's leadership committees.
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Muljadi Djojomartono was present as one of five Masyumi representatives at the presidential palace in April 1957 after Sukarno decreed a state of war the previous month in the aftermath of the Second Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet's resignation.
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Johannes Leimena was initially appointed as Minister of Social Affairs, but as he was promoted to Deputy First Minister, Muljadi Djojomartono was appointed to replace him on 24 May 1957.
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Muljadi Djojomartono served one last ministerial term as Social Affairs Minister in the Second Revised Dwikora Cabinet.
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Muljadi Djojomartono was well known to be hostile towards the Communist Party of Indonesia and an ardent supporter of Sukarno, to the point where he commented that if Sukarno had been born in 571 AD, he would have become an Islamic prophet.
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Muljadi Djojomartono died on 23 October 1967 in his home in Jakarta due to a heart attack.
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Muljadi Djojomartono had been suffering from heart problems for some time before his death.