Hamzah Haz

Hamzah Haz
Official portrait, 2001
9th Vice President of Indonesia
In office 26 July 2001 – 20 October 2004
President	Megawati Sukarnoputri
Preceded by	Megawati Sukarnoputri
Succeeded by	Jusuf Kalla
4th Chairman of the United Development Party
In office 2 December 1998 – 1 February 2007
Preceded by	Ismail Hasan Metareum
Succeeded by	Suryadharma Ali
Ministerial offices 10th Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation In office 29 October 1999 – 26 November 1999 President Abdurrahman Wahid Preceded by Haryono Suyono Succeeded by Basri Hasanuddin 2nd Minister of Investment In office 23 May 1998 – 18 May 1999 President B. J. Habibie Preceded by Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo Succeeded by Marzuki Usman
Legislative offices Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council In office 6 October – 26 October 1999 Member of the People's Representative Council In office 28 October 1971 – 26 October 1999
Personal details
Born	(1940-02-15) 15 February 1940 (age 84) Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies
Political party	PPP
Spouses	Asmaniah Haz Tintin Kartini
Alma mater	Tanjungpura University
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Hamzah Haz (born 15 February 1940) is an Indonesian politician who served as the ninth vice president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 under President Megawati Sukarnoputri.^[1] Prior to serving as vice president, Hamzah served as a cabinet minister and a member of the People's Representative Council (DPR). He also chaired the United Development Party (PPP) from 1998 to 2007, and was the party's presidential candidate in the 2004 Indonesian presidential election.