Paku Alam IX

KGPAA Paku Alam IX (7 May 1938 – 21 November 2015) was the Duke of Pakualaman, in central Java, Indonesia. His court name before he became Paku Alam IX was Bendara Raden Mas Ambarkusumo. He succeeded as Paku Alam upon the death of the last ruler, his father Paku Alam VIII, on 11 September 1998,^[2] and was formally installed as Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam IX on 26 May 1999.^[3]

Paku Alam IX
Paku Alam IX in 2010
2nd Vice Governor of Yogyakarta
In office 16 January 2002[1] – 21 November 2015
Governor	Hamengkubuwono X
Preceded by	Paku Alam VIII
Succeeded by	Paku Alam X
9th Prince of Pakualaman
Reign	26 May 1999 – 21 November 2015
Predecessor	Paku Alam VIII
Successor	Paku Alam X
Born	Ambarkusumo (1938-05-07)7 May 1938 Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died	21 November 2015(2015-11-21) (aged 77) Surabaya, Indonesia
Spouse	Koesoemarini
Issue	3, including Paku Alam X
Father	Paku Alam VIII
Mother	Purnamaningrum

Like his predecessor, he was also the vice-governor of the Yogyakarta Special Region, serving under Sultan Hamengkubuwana X.^[4]

Paku Alam IX resided in Paku Alaman palace in Yogyakarta.^[5] He died on 21 November 2015 after being admitted to a hospital five days earlier.^[6]

He is buried in the family cemetery in Girigondo in the nearby Kulon Progo district.^[7]

On 7 January 2016, his eldest son Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo (KGPH) Suryodilogo succeeded him as Paku Alam X.^[8]