(1908-05-16)16 May 1908 Parakan, Temanggung, Kedu Residency, Dutch East Indies
Died
24 September 1983(1983-09-24) (aged 75) Jakarta, Indonesia
Political party
Masyumi (1945–1960)
Alma mater
Rechts Hogeschool (Mr.)
Occupation
Politician
diplomat
Mohammad Roem (16 May 1908 – 24 September 1983) was an Indonesian politician and diplomat. He served in various positions during his career in government, including as Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia. He played a central role in negotiating the Roem–Van Roijen Agreement during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949), which laid the groundwork for the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference wherein the Dutch finally recognized the sovereignty of Indonesia.
Born into a Javanese family, Roem studied law at the Rechts Hogeschool in Batavia (now Jakarta), during which time he had become politically active in the nationalist movement. After graduating, he worked as a lawyer during the Japanese occupation period (1942–1945). Following the proclamation of independence in 1945, Roem joined the newly-formed Republican government where he emerged as an able diplomat and became the Republic's principal negotiator with the Dutch. After the handover of sovereignty in 1949, Roem remained active in politics and the Masyumi Party. Opposed to President Sukarno's Guided Democracy, he was arrested and jailed in 1961. Following his release in 1966, after Sukarno fell from power, he was elected chairman of the Parmusi Party (Masyumi's successor). However, he was prevented from taking office by the new regime. He devoted most of his remaining years to studying and writing. He died in 1983.
MohammadRoem (16 May 1908 – 24 September 1983) was an Indonesian politician and diplomat. He served in various positions during his career in government...
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Ulama and the modernist Muhammadiyah. The main leaders were Mohammad Natsir, MohammadRoem, Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, Jusuf Wibisono and Abu Hanafi. Its...
revolutionary protege. Salim was known for his frugality and simple lifestyle. MohammadRoem, in a piece for Prisma magazine, described the lifestyle of the man...
Students Association, Perhimpoenan Indonesia. In February 1927, Soebardjo, Mohammad Hatta, and three other students represented Indonesia at the conferences...
surveillance against political dissidents. In 1937, members such as Salim and MohammadRoem were expelled from the party due to their non-confrontational stance...
the name of the former vice-president, Boediono or former minister MohammadRoem. The ch and dj letter combinations are still encountered in names such...
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Sutan Sjahrir Minister of Home Affairs: MohammadRoem (Masyumi Party) Minister of Justice: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (Indonesian...
Indonesian Students' Association [id]. Along with Jusuf Wibisono and MohammadRoem, Burhanuddin organized the publication of the Dutch-language journal...
Natsir Cabinet sent a delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, MohammadRoem to a conference on West Irian which was held in The Hague on 4 December...
Kapau Gani (Indonesian National Party - PNI) Minister of Home Affairs: MohammadRoem (Masjumi) Minister of Foreign Affairs: Agus Salim Minister of Welfare:...
elections. However, the warning was ignored and former Masyumi figure MohammadRoem was elected chairman, while a number of other former Masyumi members...
Wilopo (Indonesian National Party - PNI) Minister of Home Affairs: MohammadRoem (Masyumi Party) Minister of Defense: Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX Minister...
objections of his policies. He was replaced as Minister of Home Affairs by MohammadRoem. Following his dismissal, Iskaq had also founded the 17 August 1945...
despite internal opposition to the act by some Masyumi leaders such as MohammadRoem and Sjafruddin Prawiranegara. Regardless, Soebardjo signed the agreement...
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president. While serving as minister of welfare Gani, with Syahrir and MohammadRoem, served as the Indonesian delegation to the third plenary session for...
coordination, alongside Republican military successes, gave negotiators under MohammadRoem a strong bargaining position. The Dutch, frustrated with continued Indonesian...
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the Minister of Internal Affairs MohammadRoem in 1952. She was one of the two female mayors appointed during Roem's term. Muthalib was the first female...
conservatives under Osa Maliki, Sabilal Rasjad, Hardi, Hadisubeno Sosrowerdojo and Mohammad Isnaeni. Following the failed 30 September Movement coup, led by the Communist...
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