Ali Alatas
Ali Alatas | |
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علي العطاس | |
Official portrait, 1993 | |
| 1st Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Council | |
| In office 10 April 2007 – 11 December 2008 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | T. B. Silalahi |
| 13th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 March 1988 – 20 October 1999 | |
| President | Suharto B. J. Habibie |
| Preceded by | Mochtar Kusumaatmadja |
| Succeeded by | Alwi Shihab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1932 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 11 December 2008 (aged 76) Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore |
| Resting place | Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery |
| Spouse | Junisa Wolff Alatas |
| Relations | Witjaksana Soegarda (son-in-law) |
| Children | Soraya Alatas Soegarda, Nadira Alatas Sriwijanarko Fawzia Alatas-Patompo |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Ali Alatas (Arabic: علي العطاس ʿAlī al-ʿAṭṭās; 4 November 1932 – 11 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister.