Dadang Suprayogi
Suprayogi, c. 1970
Chairman of the Audit Board of Indonesia
In office
1966–1973
Preceded byHamengkubuwono IX
Succeeded byUmar Wirahadikusumah
Minister of Production
In office
25 June 1958[lower-alpha 1] – 13 November 1963
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byChaerul Saleh
Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro[lower-alpha 2]
Minister of Public Works and Power
In office
6 March 1962 – 22 February 1966
Preceded bySardjono Dipokusumo
Succeeded bySutami
Personal details
Born(1914-04-12)12 April 1914
Bandung, Dutch East Indies
Died13 September 1998(1998-09-13) (aged 84)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Branch/service Indonesian Army
Rank Lieutenant general
UnitKodam III/Siliwangi

Dadang Suprayogi (or Suprajogi, 12 April 1914 – 13 September 1998) was an Indonesian military officer and politician. He served in the Indonesian Army, primarily in Kodam III/Siliwangi, before he was appointed minister under Sukarno in 1958. He served as ministers of production, and later minister of public works, until 1966. Afterwards, he chaired the Audit Board of Indonesia for a time before participating and leading sports organizations in Indonesia, including heading the National Sports Committee of Indonesia and representing the country in the International Olympic Committee.

Early life and education

Suprayogi was born in Bandung on 12 April 1914. He studied at a Middelbare Handelsschool (equivalent of a high school) there, majoring in economics.[2][3]

Career

Early and military career

He began working as a clerk at Bandung's municipal government in 1935 until the Japanese takeover in 1942, during which he was promoted to financial inspector for the city.[2] After the Japanese surrender, he joined the newly formed People's Security Agency (BKR) as part of its local leadership in Bandung. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he was part of the Siliwangi Division which largely operated in Western Java, where he held various positions including chief of logistics and special chief of staff. After the war ended, he served in several other positions in the army, until he was the army's quartermaster general by 1955.[3][4]

As a lieutenant colonel, he was appointed as Siliwangi Division's commander-in-chief in August 1956, replacing Alexander Evert Kawilarang.[4] Many officers of the Siliwangi Division at the time were considering launching a coup against the government in order to "improve the affairs of state", and one of Suprayogi's first actions was to gather regimental and battalion officers to convince them against backing such coups in late September 1955.[5] A number of Siliwangi officers, namely Kemal Idris, were later removed by Suprayogi as they made a continued futile attempt to gather support for a coup, including leading a regiment to head towards Jakarta before they were intercepted by other Siliwangi units and was forced to turn back without a fight.[6]

Government minister

His first ministerial appointment was in 25 June 1958 while he held the rank of colonel, as State Minister for Economic Stabilization in the Djuanda Cabinet.[2][7][8] In the succeeding First Working Cabinet, he was appointed a full Minister of Production,[9] and in the Second Working Cabinet he had been promoted to brigadier general while maintaining his ministerial post.[10] The Third Working Cabinet saw Suprayogi's office being elevated to Coordinating Minister, at a time when he had been promoted to major general. He also held a secondary office as Minister of Public Works and Power in the Third Working Cabinet.[11]

During Suprayogi's tenure as public works minister, he oversaw several large-scale projects such as the construction of the Jatiluhur Dam, the Ngurah Rai Airport, the Ampera Bridge, and construction in Jakarta related to the 1962 Asian Games (such as the Semanggi Interchange and the Senayan Sports Complex).[2] In the Fourth Working Cabinet, Suprayogi would no longer serve as coordinating minister, though Suprayogi remained public works minister.[12] He maintained his office in the Dwikora Cabinet,[13] but was replaced by Sutami in the Revised Dwikora Cabinet.[14]

Suprayogi was appointed chairman of the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) in 1966. The Audit Board had previously been largely ineffective under Sukarno's presidency due to presidential control, and it did not begin investigating smaller cases of corruption until 1967.[15] He remained chairman until his replacement by Umar Wirahadikusumah in 1973.[16]

Sports organizations

During his tenure as minister of production, he was also chairman of the Swimming Association of Indonesia (PRSI) and within this capacity Suprayogi in 1960 proposed a national centralized training system (Indonesian: Pemusatan Latihan Nasional, abbreviated as Pelatnas), which was implemented in the leadup to the 1962 Asian Games. This system later became the core of the Indonesian sports teams in international competitions.[17] He would serve as PRSI's chairman between 1953 and 1983, and he was awarded the title "Father of Indonesian Swimming" during PRSI's 1983 congress.[18] He had stated his intentions to not continue his tenure prior to the congress, as he thought he had held the position for too long.[19]

After concluding his ministerial career in the 1970s, Suprayogi became active in sports, and became daily chairman of the National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI),[3] starting from an acting position in May 1973 to replace Hamengkubuwono IX who was appointed as vice president.[20] He would serve in this position until 1986.[21] He was also appointed to replace Hamengkubuwono as Indonesia's representative to the International Olympic Committee in 1973, and remained at the IOC until his retirement in 1989.[21]

Death

He died in Jakarta on 13 September 1998 and was buried at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery. His death was caused by complications from a number of diseases he had. During his last years, he was confined to a wheelchair and had to use a walking stick, though he still made visits to athletes' training camps as late as 1997.[21]

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ As State Minister for Economic Stabilization between 25 June 1958 and 9 July 1959, and as Coordinating Minister between 6 March 1962 to 13 November 1963.
  2. ↑ There were no Ministers of Production in the Fourth Working Cabinet. Ministries previously under the Coordinating Ministry of Production were split into the Coordinating Ministry for Development and Coordinating Ministry of Agriculture.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, pp. 16–17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 45 tahun Departemen Pekerjaan Umum (in Indonesian). Departemen Pekerjaan Umum. 1990. pp. 51–52.
  3. 1 2 3 Ringkasan riwayat hidup dan riwayat perjuangan anggota Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat hasil pemilihan umum tahun 1977. 2 v (in Indonesian). Lembaga Pemilihan Umum. 1978. pp. 421–423.
  4. 1 2 McVey 1971, p. 161.
  5. ↑ McVey 1971, pp. 162–163.
  6. ↑ McVey 1971, pp. 165–167.
  7. ↑ Mendjelang dua tahun Kabinet Karya, 9 April 1957 - 9 April 1959 (in Indonesian). Kementerian Penerangan R.I. 1959. p. 3.
  8. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, p. 8.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, p. 9.
  10. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, p. 11.
  11. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, p. 13.
  12. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, p. 16.
  13. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, p. 19.
  14. ↑ Ministry of Information 1968, p. 22.
  15. ↑ Crouch, Harold A. (2007). The Army and Politics in Indonesia. Equinox Publishing. pp. 295–296. ISBN 978-979-3780-50-4.
  16. ↑ "Umar Wirahadikusumah Gantikan Suprajogi Sebagai Ketua BPK". Kompas (in Indonesian). 26 April 1973. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Mencari Format Ideal Pembinaan Olahraga". Tempo (in Indonesian). 5 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  18. ↑ Laksmi, Brigitta Isworo; Handayani, Primastuti (2008). M.F. Siregar, matahari olahraga Indonesia (in Indonesian). Penerbit Buku Kompas. p. 248. ISBN 978-979-709-388-4.
  19. ↑ "Suprajogi Tak Mau Lagi Jadi Ketua PRSI * Siregar Calon Pengganti". Kompas (in Indonesian). 2 July 1983. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Letjen Suprajogi, pejabat ketua umum KONI Pusat". Kompas (in Indonesian). 12 May 1973. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  21. 1 2 3 "D Suprajogi Telah Tiada". Kompas (in Indonesian). 14 September 1998. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  22. ↑ AG (1 March 1969). "Bintang2 Kehormatan Perantjis Dibagi-bagikan * Untuk Letdjen Kartakusumah, Soeprajogi, Sedyatmo, Masduki Umar, Uskup Arnzt". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 September 2020.

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