In September 2006, he released a book called Detik-Detik Yang

Menentukan: Jalan Panjang Indonesia Menuju Demokrasi (Decisive

Moments: Indonesia's Long Road Towards Democracy). The book recalled
the events of May 1998, which led to his rise to the presidency. In the
book, he controversially accused Lieutenant General Prabowo Subianto,
Suharto's son-in-law (at that time) and the Kostrad Commander, of
planning a coup d'état against him in May 1998. [57]

Illness and death

In early September 2019, he was admitted to Gatot Soebroto Army

Hospital, where he was undergoing treatments for heart problems, [58]
[59] namely cardiomyopathy,[60] and died on 11 September 2019.[61][62]
[63][64][65] He became the first president of Indonesia to be buried at
the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery, next to his wife's grave.[66]

In response to his death, the Government of Indonesia announced a three-

day national mourning period starting on 12 September, and announced
that the Indonesian flag is to be flown at half-staff during the period. [67]

Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was saddened by the loss of

his old friend, Habibie.[68] He described his demise as a considerable loss.
[69]

On 12 September 2019, a video was released showing East Timor's

former president, Xanana Gusmão, visiting Habibie in hospital on 22 July
2019. Gusmão is shown talking briefly to Habibie while crying, then kissing
Habibie on the forehead and lowering his face to Habibie's chest, with the
other holding his head. A wreath in Gusmão's name was at the funeral,
with a sign reading: "Profound Condolences - With heartfelt sympathy for
the loss of Big Brother President B.J. Habibie - Timorese people will
remember you forever - Rest in Peace - Xanana Gusmão." [70]

Habibie was married to Hasri Ainun Besari, a medical doctor, from 12 May
1962 until her death on 22 May 2010. Their wedding was held according
to Javanese and Gorontalese culture.[71] The couple had two sons, Ilham
Akbar Habibie and Thareq Kemal Habibie.

B. J. Habibie's brother, Junus Effendi Habibie, was Indonesian ambassador

to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. [72][73] After his wife's death,
Habibie published a book titled Habibie & Ainun which recounts his
relationship with Hasri Ainun from their courtship until her death. The book
was adapted into a film of the same name which was released on 20
December 2012.[74]
Honours
Habibie received several honorary degrees for his contributions in the
fields of technology and science, e.g. he was awarded an
honorary DSc degree from the Cranfield Institute of Technology (United
Kingdom) and Dr. (H.C.) degrees from Chungbuk National
University and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (South Korea) for his
services to aircraft technology.[75] In 2010, Habibie was honored with an
Honorary PhD degree in Technology by the University of Indonesia for his
contribution to science in practice as a technocrat. [76]

Habibie was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of

Engineering (FREng) in 1990.[77] In 1993, he was awarded an Honorary
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (HonFRAeS).[78] He was also
named an honorary member of several professional bodies, including:

 Malaysian Engineers Association (IEM)

 Japanese Academy of Engineering
 Fellowship of Engineering of the United Kingdom, London
 National Academy of Engineering, USA
 Academie Nationale de l'Air et de l'Espace, France
 Royal Aeronautical Society, UK
 Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science
 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Institute for
Aviation & Space), Germany
 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, USA
There is several places, especially in Sulawesi where he came from, that
bear his name. In Parepare, a monument called Monumen Cinta Sejati
Habibie Ainun (Habibie Ainun True Love Monument) featuring statue of
him and Ainun was dedicated by himself at his 53rd wedding anniversary
in 2015.[88] Gelora Mandiri Stadium in the city was renamed into Gelora
B.J. Habibie Stadium in 2019, shortly after his death. [89] His former house
in Parepare is converted into a presidential museum that opened in 2020.
[90] In 2022, the new B.J. Habibie Floating Mosque in Parepare was opened
to the public.[91]

In Gorontalo Regency, there is a monument of Habibie located

nearby Jalaluddin Airport built by Gorontalo provincial government. [92]

In memory of Habibie, the government of Timor-Leste named a bridge in

the city of Dili B. J. Habibie Bridge shortly after Habibie died.[63]

In popular culture
Habibie has been portrayed in several biopic movies based on both his
political and personal life. In the first installment of Habibie & Ainun (2012)
and its prequels, Rudy Habibie (2016) and Habibie & Ainun 3 [id] (2019),
Habibie was portrayed by Reza Rahadian, while Bima Azriel and Bastian
Bintang Simbolon portrayed Habibie[93] during his childhood, and teenage
years in Rudy Habibie respectively. In the movie Di Balik 98, Habibie was
portrayed by Agus Kuncoro.

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Further reading
 Anwar, Dewi Fortuna (2010). "The Habibie presidency: Catapulting
towards reform". In Edward Aspinall and Greg Fealy (eds.). Soeharto's
New Order and Its Legacy: Essays in Honour of Harold Crouch. pp. 99–
117. online
 Bohlken, Anjali Thomas (2016). Democratization from Above: The Logic
of Local Democracy in the Developing World. Cambridge University
Press. ISBN 9781107128873.