Wiranatakusumah V

R. A. A. Wiranatakusumah V was the first Minister of Home Affairs of Indonesia.[1]

Raden Adipati Aria Muharam Wiranatakusumah
Wali Negara of Pasundan
In office
24 April 1948 – 10 February 1950
Speaker of the Supreme Advisory Council
In office
29 November 1945 – 24 April 1948
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byMargono Djojohadikusumo
Succeeded byArio Soerjo
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2 September 1945 – 14 November 1945
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded bySutan Sjahrir
Regent of Bandung
In office
1935–1945
Preceded byHasan Sumadipraja
Succeeded bySuriaputra
In office
1920–1931
Preceded byMartanegara
Succeeded byHasan Sumadipraja
Member of Volksraad
In office
1921–1935
Regent of Cianjur
In office
1912–1920
Preceded byDemang Natakusumah
Succeeded bySuriadiningrat
Personal details
Born(1888-11-28)November 28, 1888
Bandoeng, West Java, Dutch East Indies
DiedJanuary 22, 1965(1965-01-22) (aged 76)
Djakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesia

Early life

Wiranatakusumah was born in Bandung from a Sundanese noble lineage of Bandung regents, his father left him when he was still 5 years old. At the age of 9, Muharam, as he usually addressed during his childhood, enrolled in Europeesche Lagere School (European Elementary School). He then continued his education into Opleidingsschool voor Inlandse Ambtenaren (School for civil servants) until the third grade. In 1904, he moved to Gymnasium Koning Willem III (present-day National Library of Indonesia building) in Batavia by the advice of Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje and received his diploma degree in 1910. During his stay in Batavia, Muharam learned French, German and English in Hurgronje's home.

After graduating, Muharam got his first job as a Clerk in Tanjungsari, Sumedang. In 1911, he became an Orderly in Cibadak, Regency. In a short time, he was appointed as the head of district Cibeureum Sukapura, Tasikmalaya. Due to his impressive work performance, In 1912 he was appointed as Regent of Cianjur, at the age of 24. After numerous achievements, in 1920 he was reassigned as Regent of Bandung. After one year, he was chosen as a member of Volksraad representing Sedio Moelio, an association of Dutch East Indies' regents. Wiranatakusumah married teacher Syarifah Nawawi in 1916; the couple had three children before divorcing in 1924.[2]

President of Pasundan

During the formation of United States of Indonesia, he briefly served as president of the state of Pasundan, one of the federal member states of the USI.

References
  1. Kahin, George McTurnan (1970), Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, Cornell University Press, p. 139, ISBN 0-8014-9108-8.
  2. "Syarifah Nawawi, Tokoh Pendidikan dari Bukittinggi". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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