Mohammad Roem

Mohammad Roem
Roem in 1947
Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office 24 March 1956 – 9 January 1957
Prime Minister	Ali Sastroamidjojo
Preceded by	Djanoe Ismadi Harsono Tjokroaminoto
Succeeded by	Idham Chalid
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 3 April 1952 – 30 July 1953
Prime Minister	Wilopo
Preceded by	Iskaq Tjokroadisurjo
Succeeded by	Hazairin
In office 11 November 1947 – 23 January 1948
Prime Minister	Amir Sjarifuddin
Preceded by	Wondoamiseno
Succeeded by	Soekiman Wirjosandjojo
In office 2 October 1946 – 26 June 1947
Prime Minister	Sutan Sjahrir
Preceded by	Sudarsono
Succeeded by	Wondoamiseno
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 6 September 1950 – 20 March 1951
Prime Minister	Mohammad Natsir
Preceded by	Mohammad Hatta
Succeeded by	Achmad Soebardjo
State Minister
In office 20 December 1949 – 15 August 1950
Prime Minister	Mohammad Hatta
Personal details
Born	(1908-05-16)16 May 1908 Parakan, Temanggung, Kedu Residency, Dutch East Indies
Died	24 September 1983(1983-09-24) (aged 75) Jakarta, Indonesia
Political party	Masyumi (1945–1960)
Alma mater	Rechts Hogeschool (Mr.)
Occupation	Politician diplomat

Mohammad Roem (EYD: Mohammad Rum; 16 May 1908 – 24 September 1983) was an Indonesian politician and diplomat. He served in various positions during his career in government, including as Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia. He played a central role in negotiating the Roem–Van Roijen Agreement during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949), which laid the groundwork for the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference wherein the Dutch finally recognized the sovereignty of Indonesia.

Born into a Javanese family, Roem studied law at the Rechts Hogeschool in Batavia (now Jakarta), during which time he had become politically active in the nationalist movement. After graduating, he worked as a lawyer during the Japanese occupation period (1942–1945). Following the proclamation of independence in 1945, Roem joined the newly-formed Republican government where he emerged as an able diplomat and became the Republic's principal negotiator with the Dutch. After the handover of sovereignty in 1949, Roem remained active in politics and the Masyumi Party. Opposed to President Sukarno's Guided Democracy, he was arrested and jailed in 1961. Following his release in 1966, after Sukarno fell from power, he was elected chairman of the Parmusi Party (Masyumi's successor). However, he was prevented from taking office by the new regime. He devoted most of his remaining years to studying and writing. He died in 1983.