Abdul Haris Nasution

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General of the Army (Ret.) Abdul Haris Nasution
Portrait of Nasution, 1971
2nd Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly
In office 20 June 1966 – 28 October 1972
President	Sukarno Suharto
Deputy	See list Osa Maliki Mashudi Mohammad Subchan Melanchton Siregar
Preceded by	Chaerul Saleh
Succeeded by	Idham Chalid
11th Minister of Defense and Security
In office 10 July 1959 – 22 February 1966
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Succeeded by	Mas Sarbini
3rd Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia
In office January 1962 – March 1966
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	ACM Soerjadi Soerjadarma
Succeeded by	General Suharto (1968)
In office December 1955 – July 1959
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Maj. General Tahi Bonar Simatupang (1953)
Succeeded by	ACM Soerjadi Soerjadarma
2nd and 5th Chief of Staff of the Army
In office 1 November 1955 – 21 June 1962
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Maj. Gen. Bambang Utoyo
Succeeded by	Lt. General Ahmad Yani
In office 27 December 1949 – 18 October 1952
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Colonel Djatikoesoemo
Succeeded by	Maj. Gen. Bambang Soegeng
Personal details
Born	(1918-12-03)3 December 1918 Koetanopan, Mandailing, Dutch East Indies
Died	6 September 2000(2000-09-06) (aged 81) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes Cemetery
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	IPKI (formerly)
Spouse	Johanna Sunarti ​ (m. 1947)​
Occupation	Army officer politician
Signature
Nickname	Pak Nas
Military service
Allegiance	Dutch East Indies Indonesia
Branch/service	Dutch East Indies Army Indonesian Army
Years of service	1941–1952 1955–1971
Rank	General of the army
Unit	Infantry
Commands	See list Siliwangi Division Indonesian Army Indonesian Armed Forces
Battles/wars	See list World War II Dutch East Indies campaign Battle of Java Indonesian National Revolution Madiun Affair Operation Kraai March offensive 17 October affair Darul Islam rebellion Invasion of Ambon PRRI rebellion Permesta rebellion West New Guinea dispute Operation Trikora Operation Dwikora 30 September Movement Operation Trisula
Awards	National Hero (2002) List of awards

Abdul Haris Nasution (Old Spelling: Abdoel Haris Nasution; 3 December 1918 – 6 September 2000) was a high-ranking Indonesian general and politician. He served in the military during the Indonesian National Revolution and he remained in the military during the subsequent turmoil of the Parliamentary democracy and Guided Democracy. Following the fall of President Sukarno from power, he became the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly under President Suharto. Born into a Batak Muslim family, in the village of Hutapungkut, Dutch East Indies, he studied teaching and enrolled at a military academy in Bandung.

He became a member of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, but following the Japanese invasion, he joined the Defenders of the Homeland. Following the proclamation of independence, he enlisted in the fledgling Indonesian armed forces and fought during the Indonesian National Revolution. In 1946, he was appointed commander of the Siliwangi Division, the guerrilla unit operating in West Java. After the end of the national revolution, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the army, until he was suspended for his involvement in the 17 October affair. He was reappointed to the position in 1955.

In 1965, an attempted coup occurred, later officially blamed on the Communist Party of Indonesia. Nasution's house was attacked, and his daughter was killed, but he managed to escape by scaling a wall and hiding in the Iraqi ambassador's residence. In the following political turmoil, he assisted in the rise of President Suharto and was appointed Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly. He had a falling out with Suharto, who saw him as a rival, and he was pushed out of power in 1971. Once he was removed from positions of power, Nasution developed into a political opponent of Suharto's New Order Regime, though he and Suharto began to reconcile in the 1990s. He died on 6 September 2000 in Jakarta, after suffering a stroke and going into a coma. His body was interred at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery.