Njoo Han Siang information

Njoo Han Siang (杨汉祥) (Yogyakarta, 1930 – 1985) is a pioneer of Indonesian national banking and film industry. He is known as an idealist and has a wide range of interests. He was a journalist, entrepreneur, educator, Chinese ethnic assimilationist, lover of Indonesian art and culture and someone who cares about the nation's social and political life.

He was born on August 31, 1930, in Yogyakarta. He came from a Chinese family who could speak both Hokkien and Javanese. Even though Njoo was born from the first generation of Chinese, he had adopted the values of Javanese culture since childhood. This acculturation has colored his life's journey where the business instincts he inherited from his parents were combined with his concerns for the Indonesian nation.

His social circle was wide and diverse, encompassing various ethnicities and religions as well as various professions such as businessmen, military, humanists, and politicians.