Raden Pandji Chandra Pratomo Samiadji "Adjie" Massaid (August 7, 1967 – February 5, 2011) was an Indonesian

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, and

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. He was a member of the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) in 2004–2009 and 2009–2014 from the Democratic Party.

Early life and career

Adjie Massaid was born in

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, the second of the four children of Raden Pandji Sujono Tjondro Adiningrat, who was born in 1932, and Joyce Broers. He was of Javanese- Madurese-

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Ruanghati.com. 5 February 2011. Adjie spent his childhood in

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. In 1975, when he was in the 4th grade of elementary school, he and his family moved to the

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. During his adolescence, he joined Ajax Amsterdam Juniors.Adjie Massaid Meninggal jadi Trending Topic Twitter
TribunNews.com. 5 February 2011. Adjie started his career as a catwalk model. His first screen appearance was in

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's 1991 film ''

Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti ''Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti'' ( English: ''Love in a Slice of Bread'') is a 1991 Indonesian road film directed by Garin Nugroho. The film was later adapted into a novel of the same name by novelist Fira Basuki and stars Adjie Massaid, Monica Oe ...

'' (''Love In a Piece of Bread'').

Political career

Adjie began his career in politics by joining the Democratic Party, led by

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, in 2004. With the Democrat Party victory in 2004 election, Adjie was chosen to be the member of the

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(DPR) for the Democratic Party. In the second period of Yudhoyono's government, he was chosen for the second time as a member of Komisi V DPR 2009–2014. Besides being active as a politician, Adjie was also the U–23 national pre-Olympics soccer team manager. Patnistik, Egidius
Adjie Massaid dari "Catwalk" ke Politik
Kompas.com. 5 February 2011.

Personal life

Adjie had a younger brother, Mudji Massaid, an actor and singer who was born in 1976 and married to Lucyana, a disjockey who was 10 years his junior, in 2022. He had an older sister, Cherie Massaid, and a half-sister, Linda Djalil, a journalist. Adjie married the singer Reza Artamevia on 9 February 1999. From this marriage, they had 2 children, named Zahwa and Aaliyah. They divorced on 17 January 2005, Adjie regained custody of his two children.
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/ref> They had one child named Keanu Dluha Jabaar Massaid, born on 9 September 2009. His father, Raden Pandji Sujono Tjondro, died at Pusat Jantung Nasional Harapan Kita in Kota Bambu Utara,

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, in 2010, due to heart failure and complications at the age of 77. Adjie Massaid died in Jakarta on Friday, 5 February 2011, at around 12 am, eleven months after the death of his father. He is buried at Jeruk Purut Cemetery in

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Filmography

* "''Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti''" (1990) * "''Rini Tomboy''" (1991) * "''Asmara''" (1992) * "''Pengantin Cinta''" (2010)

Television

* ''Buku Harian I'' * ''Buku Harian II'' * ''Buku Harian III'' * ''Janji Hati'' * '' Mutiara Cinta'' * '' Bidadari Yang Terluka'' * ''

Melangkah Di Atas Awan ''Melangkah Di Atas Awan'' ( 'A walk in the clouds' or 'Walking in the clouds'; also known by its working title ''Melangkah Di Awan'') is an Indonesian musical fantasy television series produced by Starvision. Directed by Putu Wijaya, who wrote t ...

'' * ''Merah Hitam Cinta'' * ''

Kabulkan Doaku ''Kabulkan Doaku'' is an Indonesian television series that was first aired on RCTI in November 2000. Directed by Maman Firmansyah from a screenplay written by Bung SMAS, the series stars Adjie Massaid, Dian Nitami and Devi Permatasari. Premi ...

'' * ''Mahligai Di Atas Pasir''

References

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