Hamengkubuwono IX

His Highness Sri Sultan
Hamengkubuwono IX
His Highness Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX
ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦏꦸꦨꦸꦮꦤ꧇꧙꧇
	Official portrait, 1973
2nd Vice President of Indonesia
	In office; 23 March 1973 – 23 March 1978
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Mohammad Hatta
Succeeded by	Adam Malik
1st Chief Minister for Economic; and Financial Affairs
	In office; 25 July 1966 – 28 March 1973
President	Sukarno; Suharto;
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Widjojo Nitisastro
5th Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia
	In office; 6 September 1950 – 27 April 1951
President	Sukarno
Prime Minister	Mohammad Natsir
Preceded by	Abdul Hakim
Succeeded by	Suwiryo
3rd Minister of Defense
	In office; 3 April 1952 – 2 June 1953
President	Sukarno
Prime Minister	Wilopo
Preceded by	Raden Mas Sewaka
Succeeded by	Wilopo
	In office; 15 July 1948 – 6 June 1950
President	Sukarno
Prime Minister	Mohammad Hatta
Preceded by	Amir Sjarifuddin; Mohammad Hatta (acting);
Succeeded by	Abdul Halim
1st Governor of Yogyakarta
	In office; 4 March 1950 – 2 October 1988
Vice Governor	Paku Alam VIII
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Paku Alam VIII
9th Sultan of Yogyakarta
	Reign; 18 March 1940 – 2 October 1988
Preceded by	Hamengkubuwono VIII
Succeeded by	Hamengkubuwono X
Personal details
Born	Raden Mas Dorodjatun; 12 April 1912; Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Dutch East Indies
Died	2 October 1988 (aged 76); George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Imogiri Royal Graveyard, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Political party	Independent
Spouses	Pintakapurnama (m. 1940); Windyaningrum (m. 1943); Hastungkara (m. 1948); Norma Musa (m. 1975);
Children	21, including Hamengkubuwono X
Parents	Hamengkubuwono VIII (father); Hamengkunegoro (mother);
Relatives	House of Mataram (dynasty); Hamengkubuwono (house);
Alma mater	Leiden University
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Years of service	1945–1953
Rank	General (titular)
Battles/wars	Indonesian National Revolution

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Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (Hanacaraka: ꦯꦿꦶꦯꦸꦭ꧀ꦡꦟ꧀ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦑꦸꦨꦸꦮꦟ꧇꧙꧇, often abbreviated as HB IX (12 April 1912 – 2 October 1988^[a]) was an Indonesian politician and Javanese royal who was the second vice president of Indonesia, the ninth sultan of Yogyakarta, and the first governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Hamengkubuwono IX was also the chairman of the first National Scout Movement Quarter and was known as the Father of the Indonesian Scouts.
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