Sjahrir (economist)
Sjahrir | |
|---|---|
| Lecturer of Faculty of Economics and Business of University of Indonesia | |
| In office 1984–1998 | |
| Member of Presidential Advisory Council (Dewan Pertimbangan Presiden) | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1945 Indonesia Kudus |
| Died | 28 July 2008 (aged 63) Singapore Singapore |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia Harvard Kennedy School |
| Profession | Economist Lecturer |
Sjahrir (24 February 1945 – 28 July 2008) was a prominent Indonesian political economist. He was officially appointed by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as Economic Adviser in the Council of Presidential Advisers on 11 April 2007. As a student activist, he was once sentenced to jail during the Malari demonstration in 1974.