1. Soenario Sastrowardoyo, more commonly known simply as Soenario, was an Indonesian politician, and diplomat, who served as the 7th Foreign Minister of Indonesia, from 1953 until 1955, during the First Ali Sastroamidjojo cabinet, under Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo.
Soenario was one of Indonesia's leading figures during the Indonesian independence movement and served as an administrator for the Perhimpoenan Indonesia association in the Netherlands.
Soenario was born in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, on 28 August 1902.
Soenario started his education at the Frobelschool, before continuing to Europeesche Lagere School and later to the Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs.
Soenario then continued to the Rechtshoogeschool in Batavia and later the Leiden University in Leiden.
Soenario served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia from 1 August 1953 until 12 August 1955, and as Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1956 until 1961.
Soenario later became a Professor in political science and International Law at Diponegoro University.
Soenario Sastrowardoyo was born in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, on 28 August 1902.
Soenario was the eldest son, and the first of 14 children, of Raden Mas Sutejo Sastrowardoyo, a wedono of the Uteran District in Madiun, and Raden Ayu Ratna Suyati Sastrowardoyo.
Soenario only attended for a year, before transferring to the Rechtshoogeschool in Batavia, the equivalent of Vocational High School.
Soenario received his diploma from Leiden on 15 December 1925, which was signed by Professors Cornelis van Vollenhoven and Nicolaas Johannes Krom.
Soenario established a private law practice in Bandung, while becoming active in Sukarno's Perserikatan Nasional Indonesia, later renamed to the Partai Nasional Indonesia.
Soenario signed the Agreement on Dual Chinese Citizenship with Chinese diplomat Zhou Enlai.
Soenario became the rectors of a number of other universities, including rector of the Sunan Kalijaga University of Yogyakarta, and the Syarif Hidayatullah University of Jakarta.
Soenario was the eldest son, and the first of 14 children, of Raden Mas Sutejo Sastrowardoyo, a wedono of the Uteran District in Madiun, and Raden Ayu Ratna Suyati Sastrowardoyo.
Soenario's father traced the family's ancestry back to 15th century Java.
Soenario was married to Dina Maranta Pantauw, a Minahasa Protestant, whom he met during the 1928 Youth Congress, who was the delegate from Manado.
Soenario's granddaughter, Maya Sunario, is an active member of the Indonesian Irish Association since 2003 and is the current Chairperson.
Soenario's grandniece, Dian Sastrowardoyo, is a successful actress and model.
Soenario is the first cousin, once removed, of Nugroho Wisnumurti, who was Indonesia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland from 2000 until 2004.
Soenario has two nephews, Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo, and Hartriono B Sastrowardoyo, both being US-based journalists.