Muhammad Hatta Ali

Muhammad Hatta Ali is the thirteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.^[1]

Muhammad Hatta Ali
Official portrait, 2012
13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
In office 1 March 2012 – 30 April 2020
Nominated by	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Harifin Tumpa
Succeeded by	Muhammad Syarifuddin
Personal details
Born	(1950-04-07) 7 April 1950 (age 75) Parepare, South Sulawesi
Citizenship	Indonesian

In the election held on 8 February 2012, M. Hatta Ali comfortably won the position of chief justice ahead of four other candidates.^[2] He was sworn in as chief justice by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 1 March 2012. Hatta first became a judge in 1982 when he took up a position on the North Jakarta District Court. He was appointed to the High Court in 2003 and then to the Supreme Court in 2007.^[3] He was replaced by Muhammad Syarifuddin on 30 April 2020.^[4]