Malik, Adam

Japanese: マリク（英語表記）Malik， Adam

Born: July 22, 1917, Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra
Died September 5, 1984. A politician from Bandung, West Java. Graduated from an Islamic school. In the 1930s, he was imprisoned by Dutch authorities as a member of a nationalist group demanding independence for the Dutch East Indies. In 1937, he founded Antara News Agency (which became the national news agency in 1962) and became its president. In 1946, he founded the Murba (Proletarian) Party, and in 1956, he became a member of the Lower House. From 1959 to 1962, he was the ambassador to the Soviet Union. In 1962, he was the chief negotiator for the West Irian issue with the Netherlands. From 1963 to 1965, he was Minister of Trade. In March 1966, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs under the new administration of President Suharto after the September 30th Incident in 1965, which toppled the Sukarno regime. He was one of the founders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and was a promoter of Indonesia's realistic non-aligned policy, earning the confidence of President Suharto. From 1971 to 1972, he served as President of the 26th United Nations General Assembly, and promoted China's accession to the UN. He served as Vice President from 1978 to 1983.

Malik
malik

The Arabic word for "king." It refers to the holder of secular power, and has no theocratic concept. Kingship is called "mulk" and kingdom is called "mamlaka."

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Japanese:

[生]1917.7.22. 北スマトラ，プマタンシアンタル
[没]1984.9.5. 西部ジャワ島，バンドン
インドネシアの政治家。イスラム教学校卒業。 1930年代，オランダ領東インドの独立を要求する民族主義者グループの一員としてオランダ官憲に投獄された。 37年アンタラ通信社 (1962，国営通信社となる) を創設して社長に就任。 46年ムルバ (プロレタリア) 党創立，56年下院議員。 59～62年ソ連駐在大使。 62年西イリアン問題で対オランダ交渉の首席代表。 63～65年貿易相。スカルノ体制を倒した 65年の九・三〇事件後，スハルト大統領の新体制下で 66年3月外相就任。東南アジア諸国連合 ASEANの創立者の一人であり，またインドネシアの現実的非同盟政策の推進者として，スハルト大統領の信任を得た。 71～72年第 26回国連総会議長をつとめ，中国の国連加盟を推進した。 78～83年副大統領をつとめた。