Mar'ie Muhammad

{{short description|Indonesian politician and philanthropist}}

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| name = Mar'ie Muhammad

| image = Official Portrait of Marie Muhammad.jpg

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| office1 = Minister of Finance

| order1 =

| president1 = Suharto

| term_start1 = 17 March 1993

| term_end1 = 16 March 1998

| predecessor1 = J. B. Sumarlin

| successor1 = Fuad Bawazier

| office2 = Indonesian Red Cross Society#Chairpersons{{!}}Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Society

| order2 = 11th

| term_start2 = 22 December 1998

| term_end2 = 22 December 2009

| predecessor2 = Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana

| successor2 = Jusuf Kalla

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|04|03|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|12|11|1939|04|03|df=yes}}

| death_place = Cawang, Jakarta, Indonesia

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| children = 3

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| occupation = Economist

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Mar'ie Muhammad (3 April 1939{{Cite web|url=http://www.bsmi.co.id/Profil-DewanKomisaris.php |title=Marie Muhammad, Komisaris Utama |work=Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) |accessdate=11 December 2016 |language=Indonesian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420071023/http://www.bsmi.co.id/Profil-DewanKomisaris.php |archivedate=20 April 2008 }} – 11 December 2016) was an Indonesian politician and philanthropist. He served as the Minister of Finance under President Suharto from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the Chair of the Indonesian Red Cross Society (PMI) from 1998 to 2009.

During his period as Chair of PMI, the major 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated Aceh and Nias. He travelled to areas affected and was active in arranging effective coordination between the Indonesian Red Cross and the national Indonesian Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Aceh.{{cite news|author=Sudirman Said|title=In Memoriam: Serving and Learning from Pak MM|work=Tempo|date=25 December 2016}}

Muhammad died of brain cancer on 11 December 2016 at the National Brain Center Hospital in Cawang, Jakarta at the age of 77.{{Cite web|url=http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/12/11/055827081/Former-Finance-Minister-Marie-Muhammad-Passes-Away|title=Former Finance Minister Marie Muhammad Passes Away|work=Tempo|date=11 December 2016|accessdate=11 December 2016}}

Honours

  • 60px Star of Mahaputera, 2nd Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana}}) (30 July 1996){{cite book |title=Daftar WNI yang Mendapat Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Mahaputera tahun 1959 s.d. 2003 |url=https://cdn.setneg.go.id/_multimedia/document/20180910/41462-Bintang_Mahaputera_tahun_1959-2003.pdf |access-date=4 October 2021}}
  • 60px Star of Mahaputera, 3rd Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Mahaputera Utama}}) (12 August 1992)

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