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Adam Malik

1917 - 1984

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Adam Malik Batubara (22 July 1917 – 5 September 1984) was an Indonesian politician, diplomat, and journalist, who served as the third vice president of Indonesia from 1978 until 1983, under President Suharto. Previously, he served in a number of diplomatic and governmental positions, including Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from 1977 to 1978, Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1977 to 1978, Foreign Minister of Indonesia from 1966 until 1977, and president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1971 until 1972. Born in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, on 22 July 1917. He grew up relatively comfortably, and was educated at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Malik is the 9,556th most popular politician (up from 9,876th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 30th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indonesian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Adam Malik ranks 9,556 out of 19,576Before him are Victoria Woodhull, Doug Jones, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Kaleb of Axum, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, and Ene Ergma. After him are Isabel Moctezuma, Frans Timmermans, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, Yangwon of Goguryeo, Henri Masson, and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Adam Malik ranks 134Before him are Yakov Pavlov, Henri Salvador, Asima Chatterjee, Samael Aun Weor, Shams Pahlavi, and Vasily Petrov. After him are Kirk Kerkorian, Semyon Kurkotkin, Brad Dexter, Dondinho, Luigi Poggi, and Earl Cameron. Among people deceased in 1984, Adam Malik ranks 97Before him are Andy Kaufman, Karl-August Fagerholm, Edith Massey, Roland Penrose, Peter Lawford, and Cigerxwîn. After him are Kevin A. Lynch, Jorge Guillén, Toni Turek, Paul Ben-Haim, Giuseppe Colombo, and J. B. Priestley.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Adam Malik ranks 25 out of 158Before him are Diponegoro (1785), Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925), Dharmakirti (700), George Uhlenbeck (1900), Lil Dagover (1887), and Hendrik Brouwer (1581). After him are Raden Saleh (1811), Hella Haasse (1918), Tan Malaka (1897), Sutan Sjahrir (1909), Cut Nyak Dhien (1850), and Iskandar Muda (1583).

Among POLITICIANS In Indonesia

Among politicians born in Indonesia, Adam Malik ranks 12Before him are Joko Widodo (1961), B. J. Habibie (1936), Prabowo Subianto (1951), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Gajah Mada (1290), and Diponegoro (1785). After him are Tan Malaka (1897), Sutan Sjahrir (1909), Iskandar Muda (1583), Ma'ruf Amin (1943), Ki Hajar Dewantara (1889), and Fatmawati (1923).