Abdul Azis Saleh

Dr. Abdul Azis Saleh (20 September 1914 – 3 April 2001), a specialist in anthropology and education, was a leader of Indonesian Scouting and served as a member of the World Scout Committee and President of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Asia-Pacific Region.^[1]

Abdul Azis Saleh
Abdul Azis Saleh in 1957
Minister of Industry
In office 6 March 1962 – 28 March 1966
Preceded by	Chaerul Saleh
Succeeded by	Mohammad Jusuf
Minister of Agriculture
In office 10 July 1959 – 6 March 1962
Preceded by	Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro
Succeeded by	Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro
Minister of Health
In office 9 April 1957 – 5 July 1959
Preceded by	Hadrianus Sinaga
Succeeded by	Satrio
Personal details
Born	(1914-09-20)20 September 1914
Died	3 April 2001(2001-04-03) (aged 86)
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupation	Specialist in anthropology and education
Known for	Leader of Indonesian Scouting

He became involved in the creation of the Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia in 1961 and was a member of the "Group of 5" mandated by President Sukarno, who took the opportunity of the absence of the Minister of Education to build a non-communist youth association.^[2] In 1970, he became Gerakan Pramuka Secretary General.

In 1978, he was awarded the 129th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.^[3]

He was also successively Minister of Health (1957–1959), Minister of Agriculture and then Minister of Industry in Indonesia.