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B.J. Habibie was the third President of Indonesia. He was born in 1936 in South Sulawesi and lost his father at age 14. Habibie studied engineering in Germany, receiving his degree in 1960. He remained in Germany, developing theories in thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics. In the 1970s, Suharto requested that Habibie return to Indonesia to help develop the country. Habibie held several high-level government and industry positions, before becoming Vice President in 1998 and then President following Suharto's resignation. As president, Habibie stabilized the economy during the Asian financial crisis and transitioned Indonesia towards democracy.

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B.J. Habibie was the third President of Indonesia. He was born in 1936 in South Sulawesi and lost his father at age 14. Habibie studied engineering in Germany, receiving his degree in 1960. He remained in Germany, developing theories in thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics. In the 1970s, Suharto requested that Habibie return to Indonesia to help develop the country. Habibie held several high-level government and industry positions, before becoming Vice President in 1998 and then President following Suharto's resignation. As president, Habibie stabilized the economy during the Asian financial crisis and transitioned Indonesia towards democracy.

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B.J.

HABIBIE
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie known as BJ. Habibie was boen on 25 June 1936. He was the
Third President of the Republic of indonesia Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Jalil
Habibi and R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo of
Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. His parents met
while studying in Bogor. When he was 14 years old. Habibie’s father died.

Following his father’s death, Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1960, habibie
received a degree in engineerigng in Germany, giving him the title ​Diplom-Ingenieur.​ He
remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the lehrstuhl und Institut fur
Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree.

In 1962, Habibie returned to indonesia for three months on sick leave. Duriggng this time, he
was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the daugther of R. Mohamad Besari. The two married on 12
May 1962, returning to Germany shortly afterwards. Habibie and his wife settled in Aachen for a
short period before moving to Oberforstbach. In May 1963 they had their first son, Ilham Akbar
Habibie, and latger another son, Thareq Kemal Habibie.

When habibie’s minimum wage salaryforced him into part time work, he found employment
with the Automotive Marque Talbot, where he became an advisor. Habibie worked on two project
which received funding from Deutsche Bundesbahn. Due to his work with Makosh, the head of
train contrucsions offered his position to Habibie upon his retirement three years later, but Habibie
refused.

Habibie did accept a position with Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohmin Hamburg. There,


hedeveloped theoris on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodyinamics known as the Habiebie
Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively. He worked for Messerschmit on the
development of the Airbus A-300B aircraft. In 1974, he was promoted to vice president of the
company.

In 1947, Suharto requsted Habibie to return to Indonesia as part Suharto’s drive to develop the
country. Habibie initially served as a special assistant to Ibnu Sutowo, the CEO of the state oil
company Pertamina. Two years later, In 1976, habibie was made Chief Ececutive officer of the
new state-owned enterprise Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN). In1978 he was appointed
as Minister of Research and Technology. Habibie was elected vice president in March 1998. On
21 may 1998, Suharto publicly announced his regination and Habibie was immediately sworn is a
president. Habibie’s goverment stabilized the economy in the face of the Asian financial crisi and
the chaos of the last few months of Suharto’s presidency.
Since relinquishing the presidency, Habibie has spent more time in Germany than in
Indonesia. However, he has also been active as a presidential adviser during Susilo Bambang
Yudoyono’s presidency. In September 2006, he realesed a book called ​Detik-Detik Yang
Menentukan:Jalan Panjagng Indonesia Menuju Demokrasi (​Decisive Moments: Indonesia’s Long
Road Towards Democrasy). The book recalled the events of May 1998.

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