B. J. Habibie

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sc. Mult. H.
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie
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3rd President of Indonesia
In office
21 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
Vice Presidentnone
Preceded bySuharto
Succeeded byAbdurrahman Wahid
7th Vice President of Indonesia
In office
10 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byTry Sutrisno
Succeeded byMegawati Sukarnoputri
4th State Minister for Research and Technology of Indonesia
In office
29 March 1978 – 16 March 1998
Preceded bySoemitro Djojohadikoesoemo
Succeeded byRahardi Ramelan
Personal details
Born25 June 1936 (age 79)
ParepareSouth Sulawesi,Dutch East Indies
Political partyGolkar
Spouse(s)Hasri Ainun Besari, (m. 1962–2010, her death)
ChildrenIlham Akbar Habibie (b. 1963)
Thareq Kemal Habibie (b. 1967)
Alma materBandung Institute of Technology (Mechanical Engineering 1954)
RWTH (B.E. 1955)
RWTH (Ing. 1962)
OccupationEngineer, Aviation Industrialist, Politician
ReligionIslam
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