Fatmawati

Fatmawati
Fatmawati in 1966
1st First Lady of Indonesia
In role
18 August 1945  12 March 1967
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byTitle created
Succeeded bySiti Hartinah
Personal details
Born(1923-02-05)5 February 1923
Benkoelen, Dutch East Indies
Died14 May 1980(1980-05-14) (aged 57)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeKaret Bivak Cemetery
Spouse
(m. 1943; died 1970)
Children
Parents
  • Hasan Din (father)
  • Chadijah (mother)
Relatives
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia

Fatmawati (5 February 1923 – 14 May 1980) was the first lady of Indonesia from 1945 until 1967. She was the third wife of the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, and the mother of Indonesia's first female president, Megawati Sukarnoputri. She also made the first flag flown by Indonesia.