Hamengkubuwono IX

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (Hanacaraka: ꦯꦿꦶꦯꦸꦭ꧀ꦡꦟ꧀ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦑꦸꦨꦸꦮꦟ꧇꧙꧇, often abbreviated as HB IX (12 April 1912 – 2 October 1988) was an Indonesian politician and Javanese royal who was the second vice president of Indonesia, the ninth sultan of Yogyakarta, and the first governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Hamengkubuwono IX was also the chairman of the first National Scout Movement Quarter and was known as the Father of the Indonesian Scouts.

Hamengkubuwono IX
ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦏꦸꦨꦸꦮꦤ꧇꧙꧇
Official portrait, 1973
2nd Vice President of Indonesia
In office
23 March 1973  23 March 1978
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byMohammad Hatta
Succeeded byAdam Malik
1st Chief Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs of Indonesia
In office
25 July 1966  28 March 1973
President
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWidjojo Nitisastro
5th Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office
6 September 1950  27 April 1951
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byAbdul Hakim
Succeeded bySuwiryo
5th Minister of Defense
In office
4 August 1949  20 December 1949
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byMohammad Hatta
Succeeded byAbdul Halim
In office
3 April 1952  30 July 1953
PresidentSukarno
Preceded bySoekiman Wirjosandjojo
Succeeded byIwa Kusumasumantri
1st Governor of Yogyakarta
In office
4 March 1950  2 October 1988
President
  • Sukarno
  • Suharto
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPaku Alam VIII
9th Sultan of Yogyakarta
Reign
18 March 1940  2 October 1988
President
  • Sukarno
  • Suharto
Preceded byHamengkubuwono VIII
Succeeded byHamengkubuwono X
Personal details
Born
Raden Mas Dorodjatun

(1912-04-12)12 April 1912
Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Sultanate
Died2 October 1988(1988-10-02) (aged 76)
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeImogiri Royal Graveyard, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
7°55′00″S 110°23′00″E
Political partyIndependent
Spouses
  • Pintakapurnama
    (m. 1940)
  • Windyaningrum
    (m. 1943)
  • Hastungkara
    (m. 1948)
  • Norma Musa
    (m. 1975)
Children21, including Hamengkubuwono X
Parents
Alma materLeiden University
DynastyHamengkubuwono
Signature
Military service
AllegianceIndonesia
Branch/serviceIndonesian Army
Years of service1945–1953
RankGeneral (titular)
Battles/warsIndonesian National Revolution
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