Dora Marie Sigar
{{Short description|Indonesian nurse, activist, and homemaker (1919–2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|09|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Minahasa, Dutch East Indies
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|12|22|1921|09|21|df=y}}
| death_place = Singapore
| burial_place = {{ill|Tanah Kusir Cemetery|id|Taman Pemakaman Umum Tanah Kusir|v=ib}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Nurse|activist|homemaker}}
| known_for = Mother of Prabowo Subianto
| spouse = {{marriage|Sumitro Djojohadikusumo|7 January 1945|9 March 2001|end=died}}
| children = 4, including Prabowo Subianto and Hashim Djojohadikusumo
| father = Philip Laurens Sigar
| mother = Cornelie Maengkom
| relatives = Sudradjad Djiwandono
(son-in-law)
}}
Dora Marie Sigar (21 September 1921 – 22 December 2008) was an Indonesian nurse, activist, and homemaker. She was best known for being the mother of Prabowo Subianto, the eighth president of Indonesia.
Early life
Sigar was born on 21 September 1921 in Lawongan, Minahasa Regency, as the daughter of Philip Frederik Laurens Sigar (1885–1946), a government official and member of Volksraad, and Cornelie Emilia Maengkom (1888–1946). They both came from bureaucratic family. Sigar was of Minahasan and German descent.{{cite web|last=Safira|first=Zahra Indah|date=29 October 2024|url=https://economy.okezone.com/read/2024/10/29/320/3080207/ini-pekerjaan-dan-karier-dora-marie-sigar-sosok-ibu-prabowo-subianto|title=Ini Pekerjaan dan Karier Dora Marie Sigar, Sosok Ibu Prabowo Subianto|website=Okefinance|language=id|access-date=29 December 2024}}{{cite web|last=Matanasi|first=Petrik|date=1 April 2019|url=https://tirto.id/kisah-dora-sigar-ibunda-prabowo-subianto-dkQx|title=Kisah Dora Sigar, Ibunda Prabowo Subianto|website=Tirto.id|language=id|access-date=29 December 2024}}{{cite web|title=Dora Marie Sigar dan Janji Prabowo Kunjungi Keluarga di Minahasa|last=Ikanubun|first=Yoseph|date=12 April 2019|url=https://www.liputan6.com/regional/read/3939316/dora-marie-sigar-dan-janji-prabowo-kunjungi-keluarga-di-minahasa|website=Liputan6|language=id|access-date=29 December 2024}}
Education
At the age of 12, Sigar moved to the Netherlands to continue her education at the {{lang|nl|Christelijk Hogere Burgerschool}} in Utrecht. She already showed her intelligence at a young age. There, she studied post-surgical nursing and became active in student activities advocating for Indonesian rights, shaping her outlook as an educated and dedicated woman.
Career
Sigar met with Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, an economist, during a meeting organized by the {{lang|nl|Indonesia Christen Jongeren}} ({{lit.|Indonesian Christian Students}}) in 1945. He then became her patient after undergoing colon surgery due to tumor. In 1946, Sumitro returned to Indonesia, and Sigar followed a year later. They married on 7 January 1945 and had four children. After she had returned to Indonesia, Sigar became a homemaker and focused on her family, supporting her husband's career as an economist and political figure. When Sumitro served in the cabinet, Sigar became the backbone of the family, especially when her husband became a fugitive due to alleged political and economic cases.
Personal life
Sigar married Sumitro Djojohadikusumo on 7 January 1945 in Matraman, East Jakarta, and had two sons, Prabowo Subianto (born 1951), a politician who served as the eighth president of Indonesia, and Hashim Djojohadikusumo (born 1953), a businessman; and two daughters, Biantiningsih Miderawati Djiwandono (born 1946) and Maryani Ekowati Lemaistre (born 1948).{{cite web|last=Darmawan|first=Muhammad Lutfan|date=18 December 2017|url=https://kumparan.com/kumparannews/mengenal-keluarga-prabowo-subianto-lewat-selembar-foto/full|title=Mengenal Keluarga Prabowo Subianto Lewat Selembar Foto|website=Kumparan|language=id|access-date=29 December 2024}} They faced serious political challenges in the post-independence Indonesia, and their marriage lasted until Sumitro's death on 9 March 2001.
Death
Sigar died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore at the age of 87 on 22 December 2008 after being hospitalized for a year due to old age and lymphoma. She was buried at Tanah Kusir Cemetery on 23 December.{{cite web|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-1057956/ibunda-prabowo-subianto-tutup-usia-di-singapura|title=Ibunda Prabowo Subianto Tutup Usia di Singapura|website=Detiknews|language=id|date=22 December 2008|access-date=29 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-1058100/jenazah-tiba-pukul-10-30-wib-dimakamkan-di-tpu-tanah-kusir|title=Jenazah Tiba Pukul 10.30 WIB, Dimakamkan di TPU Tanah Kusir|website=Detiknews|language=id|date=23 December 2008|access-date=29 December 2024}}