Chairul Saleh

Chaerul Saleh gelar Datuk Paduko Rajo (13 September 1916 – 8 February 1967) was an Indonesian politician who served as deputy prime minister during the Sukarno presidency. He was a close confidant of Sukarno, whom he had helped persuade to declare Indonesian independence in 1945. He lived in the Netherlands from 1952 to 1953, but returned to Indonesia after being expelled. He joined Sukarno's circle of advisers in 1955.^[3]

General (Honorary)[1] Chairul Saleh
Chairul Saleh in Moscow (May 1959)
1st Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly
In office 1960–1966
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Wiluyo Puspoyudo
6th Minister of Industry
In office 28 February 1960 – 27 August 1964
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Suharto
Succeeded by	Hadi Thayeb
1st Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources
In office 10 July 1959 – 27 August 1964
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Armunanto
Personal details
Born	(1916-09-13)13 September 1916 Sawahlunto, Sumatera Barat, Dutch East Indies
Died	8 February 1967(1967-02-08) (aged 50) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Karet Bivak Cemetery
Political party	Murba Party
Spouse	Yohana Siti Menara Saidah
Children	Maidaniah Hafidz Raisis Ahwahni
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Years of service	1945–1967
Rank	General (Titular)[2]
Battles/wars	Indonesian War of Independence

One week before the abortive coup on 30 September 1965, Saleh went to China with a delegation of 45 to celebrate China's national day on 1 October.^[4] He is buried in Karet Bivak Cemetery, Central Jakarta.