Hamzah Haz

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
President
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
Deputy Speaker of the; People's Representative Council
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	15 February 1940; Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies
Political party	United Development Party
Spouses	Asmaniah Haz; Tintin Kartini;
Children	12
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. 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.

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