Suhadi Reksowardojo (29 July 1923 – 26 July 1990) was an Indonesian academic. He also briefly served as Minister for National Research between February and July 1966.

Biography

Suhadi was born in

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on 29 July 1923, and he studied chemical engineering during the

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at the Bandung Kogyo Daigaku. He completed his initial diploma in 1948, when the school had moved to

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owing to the

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. During the revolution itself, Suhadi paused his studies, and took part in the nationalist cause, helping in the seizure of several production plants in

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. After the war, he continued his studies at the

University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia (UI; ) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dutch East Indies when UI was established) ...

, obtaining his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1957. He then began teaching chemical engineering there, before taking part in the founding of the

Bandung Institute of Technology The Bandung Institute of Technology (; , abbreviated as ITB) is a public research university located in Bandung, Indonesia. It has produced many notable leaders in science, engineering, politics, business, academia, and culture. ITB is one of th ...

(ITB) in 1958. He formulated the ''Tri Soko Guru'' in 1962, a set of principles for education which later evolved into the ''Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi'', still used by present-day universities in Indonesia. In the

Revised Dwikora Cabinet The Revised Dwikora Cabinet () was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Sukarno from February 1966 to March 1966. The cabinet was formed under an extremely tense political situation, and it was expected that this cabinet would addr ...

, Suhadi was appointed as State Minister of National Research, and he maintained his position in the succeeding cabinet. He then headed the National Research Body (''Lemrenas''). He was also professor of chemical engineering at ITB. He died on 26 July 1990 in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suhadi Reksowardojo 1923 births 1990 deaths Government ministers of Indonesia Research ministers of Indonesia University of Indonesia alumni Bandung Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of Bandung Institute of Technology Academic staff of the University of Indonesia People from Salatiga