B. J. Habibie

B. J. Habibie
Official portrait, 1998
3rd President of Indonesia
In office 21 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
Vice President	Vacant
Preceded by	Suharto
Succeeded by	Abdurrahman Wahid
7th Vice President of Indonesia
In office 11 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Try Sutrisno
Succeeded by	Megawati Sukarnoputri
4th State Minister of Research and Technology
In office 29 March 1978 – 11 March 1998
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Sumitro Djojohadikusumo
Succeeded by	Rahardi Ramelan
Personal details
Born	Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (1936-06-25)25 June 1936 Parepare, Dutch East Indies
Died	11 September 2019(2019-09-11) (aged 83) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes Cemetery
Political party	Golkar
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Spouse	Hasri Ainun Besari ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 2010)​
Children	Ilham Thareq
Parents	Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie (father) Raden Ayu Habibie (mother)
Education	Gouvernments Middlebare School te Bandoeng
Alma mater	Bandung Institute of Technology (attended) Delft University of Technology (unfinished) Aachen University (Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing.)
Occupation	Politician engineer scientist
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Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (Indonesian: [baxaˈrudːin ˈjusuf haˈbibi] ^ⓘ, 25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian politician, engineer and scientist who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. Less than three months after his inauguration as the seventh vice president in March 1998, he succeeded Suharto, who resigned after 32 years in office. Originating from Sulawesi with Bugis-Gorontalese-Javanese ancestry,^[2][3][4] his presidency was seen as a landmark and transition to the Reform era.

Upon becoming president, he liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws; ended Indonesian occupation of East Timor, which led to that country's independence; and held an early democratic election three years sooner than scheduled, which resulted in the end of his presidency. His 517-day presidency and 71-day vice presidency were each the shortest in Indonesian history. Before entering government, Habibie contributed to the making of Indonesia's first domestic airplane, the IPTN N-250. As a result, he was granted the title "Father of Technology".^[5]