Ali Alatas

Ali Alatas (Arabic: علي العطاس ʿAlī al-ʿAṭṭās; 4 November 1932  11 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister.

Ali Alatas
علي العطاس
Official portrait, 1993
1st Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Council
In office
10 April 2007  11 December 2008
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byT. B. Silalahi
13th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
21 March 1988  20 October 1999
PresidentSuharto
B. J. Habibie
Preceded byMochtar Kusumaatmadja
Succeeded byAlwi Shihab
Personal details
Born(1932-11-04)4 November 1932
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died11 December 2008(2008-12-11) (aged 76)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Resting placeKalibata Heroes Cemetery
SpouseJunisa Wolff Alatas
ChildrenSoraya Alatas Soegarda, Nadira Alatas Sriwijanarko
Fawzia Alatas-Patompo
OccupationDiplomat
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