Agus Salim

Agus Salim
Portrait, c.April 1947
3rd Foreign Minister of Indonesia
In office
3 July 1947  19 December 1948
Prime MinisterAmir Sjarifuddin
Mohammad Hatta
DeputyTamsil St. Narajau
Preceded bySutan Syahrir
Succeeded byAlexander Andries Maramis
In office
4 August 1949  20 December 1949
Prime MinisterMohammad Hatta
DeputyTamsil St. Narajau
Preceded byAlexander Andries Maramis
Succeeded byMohammad Roem
1st Deputy Foreign Minister of Indonesia
In office
12 March 1946  26 June 1947
Prime MinisterSutan Syahrir
Preceded byinaugural
Succeeded byTamsil St. Narajau
Personal details
Born
Masjhoedoelhaq Salim

(1884-10-08)8 October 1884
Koto Gadang, Agam, Dutch East Indies
Died4 November 1954(1954-11-04) (aged 70)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting placeKalibata Heroes' Cemetery, Jakarta
Political partyIslamic Union Party (PSII)
SpouseZainatun Nahar
ProfessionJournalist, diplomat

Haji Agus Salim ([ˈaɡʊs ˈsalɪm]; 8 October 1884 – 4 November 1954) was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and statesman. He served as Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1947 and 1949.