MILITARY PERSONNEL

Abdul Haris Nasution

1918 - 2000

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Abdul Haris Nasution (Old Spelling: Abdoel Haris Nasution; 3 December 1918 – 6 September 2000) was a high-ranking Indonesian general and politician. He served in the military during the Indonesian National Revolution and remained in the military during the subsequent turmoil of the Parliamentary democracy and Guided Democracy. Following the fall of President Sukarno from power, he became the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly under President Suharto. Born into a Batak Muslim family, in the village of Hutapungkut, Dutch East Indies, he studied teaching and enrolled at a military academy in Bandung. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Haris Nasution is the 1,297th most popular military personnel (down from 1,271st in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abdul Haris Nasution ranks 1,297 out of 2,058Before him are Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Walter Krüger, Gildo, Miguel Ricardo de Álava, Helmut Kunz, and Werner Goldberg. After him are Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, John Fastolf, Charles Robert Jenkins, Bardanes Tourkos, Ioannis Frangoudis, and Athanasios Diakos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Abdul Haris Nasution ranks 149Before him are Suzanne Flon, Brenda Milner, Venetia Burney, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, Jelle Zijlstra, and Iryna Melnykova. After him are Martin Lundström, Ruggiero Ricci, Douglas Bennett, Elmore James, Bobby Riggs, and Mehdi Huseynzade. Among people deceased in 2000, Abdul Haris Nasution ranks 133Before him are Hidetoki Takahashi, Svetozar Vukmanović, Claire Trevor, Spyros Markezinis, Adelaida Avagyan, and Hendrik C. van de Hulst. After him are Alfred Schwarzmann, Ursula Kuczynski, Edward Gorey, Ferenc Farkas, Ioannis Mitropoulos, and Anton Heida.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Abdul Haris Nasution ranks 32 out of 158Before him are Raden Saleh (1811), Hella Haasse (1918), Tan Malaka (1897), Sutan Sjahrir (1909), Cut Nyak Dhien (1850), and Iskandar Muda (1583). After him are Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (1950), Martha Christina Tiahahu (1800), Ma'ruf Amin (1943), Sultan Agung of Mataram (1593), Ki Hajar Dewantara (1889), and Hary Gunarto (1954).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Indonesia

Among military personnels born in Indonesia, Abdul Haris Nasution ranks 1After him are Martha Christina Tiahahu (1800), Sultan Agung of Mataram (1593), I Gusti Ngurah Rai (1917), and Sudirman (1916).