Dadang Suprayogi | |
|---|---|
 Suprayogi,c. 1970 | |
| Chairman of theAudit Board of Indonesia | |
| In office 1966–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Hamengkubuwono IX |
| Succeeded by | Umar Wirahadikusumah |
| Minister of Production | |
| In office 25 June 1958[a] – 13 November 1963 | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Chaerul Saleh Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro[b] |
| Minister of Public Works and Power | |
| In office 6 March 1962 – 22 February 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Sardjono Dipokusumo [id] |
| Succeeded by | Sutami [id] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1914-04-12)12 April 1914 Bandung,Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 13 September 1998(1998-09-13) (aged 84) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Indonesia |
| Branch/service |  Indonesian Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Unit | Kodam III/Siliwangi |
Dadang Suprayogi (orSuprajogi, 12 April 1914 – 13 September 1998) was an Indonesian military officer and politician. He served in theIndonesian Army, primarily inKodam III/Siliwangi, before he was appointed minister underSukarno in 1958. He served as minister of production, and later minister of public works, until 1966. Afterwards, he chaired theAudit Board of Indonesia for a time before participating and leading sports organizations in Indonesia, including heading theNational Sports Committee of Indonesia and representing the country in theInternational Olympic Committee.
Suprayogi was born inBandung on 12 April 1914. He studied at aMiddelbare Handelsschool (equivalent of a high school) there, majoring in economics.[2][3]
He began working as a clerk at Bandung's municipal government in 1935 until theJapanese takeover in 1942, during which he was promoted to financial inspector for the city.[2] After theJapanese surrender, he joined the newly formedPeople's Security Agency (BKR) as part of its local leadership in Bandung. During theIndonesian National Revolution, he was part of theSiliwangi Division which largely operated inWestern Java, where he held various positions including chief of logistics and special chief of staff. After the war ended, he served in several other positions in the army, until he was the army's quartermaster general by 1955.[3][4]
As alieutenant colonel, he was appointed Siliwangi Division's commander-in-chief in August 1956, replacingAlexander Evert Kawilarang.[4] Many officers of the Siliwangi Division at the time were considering launching a coup against the government in order to "improve the affairs of state", and one of Suprayogi's first actions was to gather regimental and battalion officers to convince them against backing such coups in late September 1955.[5] A number of Siliwangi officers, namelyKemal Idris, were later removed by Suprayogi as they made a continued futile attempt to gather support for a coup, including leading a regiment to head towardsJakarta before they were intercepted by other Siliwangi units and was forced to turn back without a fight.[6]
His first ministerial appointment was in 25 June 1958 while he held the rank ofcolonel, as State Minister for Economic Stabilization in theDjuanda Cabinet.[2][7][8] In the succeedingFirst Working Cabinet, he was appointed a full Minister of Production,[9] and in theSecond Working Cabinet he had been promoted to brigadier general while maintaining his ministerial post.[10] TheThird Working Cabinet saw Suprayogi's office being elevated to Coordinating Minister, at a time when he had been promoted tomajor general. He also held asecondary office as Minister of Public Works and Power in the Third Working Cabinet.[11]
During Suprayogi's tenure as public works minister, he oversaw several large-scale projects such as the construction of theJatiluhur Dam, theNgurah Rai Airport, theAmpera Bridge, and construction in Jakarta related to the1962 Asian Games (such as theSemanggi Interchange and theSenayan Sports Complex).[2] In theFourth Working Cabinet, Suprayogi would no longer serve as coordinating minister, though Suprayogi remained public works minister.[12] He maintained his office in theDwikora Cabinet,[13] but was replaced bySutami [id] in theRevised Dwikora Cabinet.[14]
Suprayogi was appointed chairman of theAudit Board of Indonesia (BPK) in 1966. The Audit Board had previously been largely ineffective under Sukarno's presidency due to presidential control, and it did not begin investigating smaller cases of corruption until 1967.[15] He remained chairman until his replacement byUmar Wirahadikusumah in 1973.[16]
During his tenure as minister of production, he was also chairman of theSwimming Association of Indonesia (PRSI) and within this capacity Suprayogi in 1960 proposed a national centralized training system (Indonesian:Pemusatan Latihan Nasional, abbreviated asPelatnas), which was implemented in the leadup to the1962 Asian Games. This system later became the core of the Indonesian sports teams in international competitions.[17] He would serve as PRSI's chairman between 1953 and 1983, and he was awarded the title "Father of Indonesian Swimming" during PRSI's 1983 congress.[18] He had stated his intentions to not continue his tenure prior to the congress, as he thought he had held the position for too long.[19]
After concluding his ministerial career in the 1970s, Suprayogi became active in sports, and became daily chairman of theNational Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI),[3] starting from an acting position in May 1973 to replaceHamengkubuwono IX who was appointed vice president.[20] He would serve in this position until 1986.[21] He was also appointed to replace Hamengkubuwono as Indonesia's representative to theInternational Olympic Committee in 1973, and remained at the IOC until his retirement in 1989.[21]
He died inJakarta on 13 September 1998 and was buried atKalibata Heroes' Cemetery. His death was caused by complications from a number of diseases he had. During his last years, he was confined to a wheelchair and had to use a walking stick, though he still made visits to athletes' training camps as late as 1997.[21]