Wiranatakusumah V

Raden Adipati Aria Muharam Wiranatakusumah
Raden Adipati Aria Muharam Wiranatakusumah
Wali Negara of Pasundan
	In office; 24 April 1948 – 10 February 1950
Speaker of the Supreme Advisory Council
	In office; 29 November 1945 – 24 April 1948
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Margono Djojohadikusumo
Succeeded by	Ario Soerjo
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 2 September 1945 – 14 November 1945
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Sutan Sjahrir
Regent of Bandung
	In office; 1935–1945
Preceded by	Hasan Sumadipraja
Succeeded by	Suriaputra
	In office; 1920–1931
Preceded by	Martanegara
Succeeded by	Hasan Sumadipraja
Member of Volksraad
	In office; 1921–1935
Regent of Cianjur
	In office; 1912–1920
Preceded by	Demang Natakusumah
Succeeded by	Suriadiningrat
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1888; Bandoeng, West Java, Dutch East Indies
Died	January 22, 1965 (aged 76); Djakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesia

R. A. A. Wiranatakusumah V was the first Minister of Home Affairs of Indonesia.[1]

Early life

Wiranatakusumah was born in Bandung from a Sundanese noble lineage of Bandung regents, his father left him when he was still 5 years old. At the age of 9, Muharam, as he usually addressed during his childhood, enrolled in Europeesche Lagere School (European Elementary School). He then continued his education into Opleidingsschool voor Inlandse Ambtenaren (School for civil servants) until the third grade. In 1904, he moved to Gymnasium Koning Willem III (present-day National Library of Indonesia building) in Batavia by the advice of Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje and received his diploma degree in 1910. During his stay in Batavia, Muharam learned French, German and English in Hurgronje's home.

After graduating, Muharam got his first job as a Clerk in Tanjungsari, Sumedang. In 1911, he became an Orderly in Cibadak, Regency. In a short time, he was appointed as the head of district Cibeureum Sukapura, Tasikmalaya. Due to his impressive work performance, In 1912 he was appointed as Regent of Cianjur, at the age of 24. After numerous achievements, in 1920 he was reassigned as Regent of Bandung. After one year, he was chosen as a member of Volksraad representing Sedio Moelio, an association of Dutch East Indies' regents.

President of Pasundan

During the formation of United States of Indonesia, he briefly served as president of the state of Pasundan, one of the federal member states of the USI.

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References

Kahin, George McTurnan (1970), Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, Cornell University Press, p. 139, ISBN 0-8014-9108-8.

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[1] Kahin, George McTurnan (1970), Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, Cornell University Press, p. 139, ISBN 0-8014-9108-8.