BJ.HABBIE  

Biography of BJ Habibie

Indonesian President BJ Habibie

Full Name: Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie

Popular name: BJ Habibie

Wife: Hasri Ainun Besari

Place, Date of Birth: Pare-pare, June 25, 1936

Tenure for President: May 21, 1998-20 October 1999

education: SMAK Dago, Bandung, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), RWTH Aachen

      BJ Habibie is the third President of the Republic of Indonesia. Previously, B.J. Habibie served as the 7th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, replacing Try Sutrisno. B. J. Habibie succeeded Suharto, resigning from the presidency on May 21, 1998.

     Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie is the full name of BJ Habibie. He was born on June 25, 1936 in the city of Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi. This third president of Indonesia took high school education at Dago High School, Bandung in 1954. He then continued his education at ITB (Bandung Institute of Technology). However, only a few months at ITB then he decided to follow in the footsteps of his friends to go to school in Germany. but different from the others, he did not use a scholarship from the Minister of Education and Culture to continue his studies in Germany but by using his own expense from his mother, R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. remembering Bung Karno's message about the importance of mastering technology with a national perspective, namely maritime technology and aerospace technology when Indonesia was still developing, finally BJ Habibie was given the opportunity to study in Germany.

       The many achievements that have been achieved by BJ Habibie, and his role in the world of national and international aviation. To appreciate his intellingence and contribution, the equation was given the Habbie Factor. Not only that, he was also dubbed as Mr. Crack by aviation specialists. In 1967, he received the title of honorary Professor at ITB ( Bandung Institut of Techhnology).

       Not only that BJ Habbie also got the highest degree at ITB, Ganesha Praja Manggala. With all the intelligence he has, he gets a lot of recognition from international class institutions such as.