Maryam Rahmadisoerja
Maryam Rahmadisoerja | |
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مريم رحمديسوريا | |
85th Governor-General of Hindia Belanda | |
Assumed office 1 December 2017 | |
Monarch | Anne-Charlotte II |
Prime Minister | Antje Moeljani |
Preceded by | Mohammed Salim |
Director of Republik Hindia Belanda | |
In office 2008–2014 | |
Preceded by | Musa Kartosoepardji |
Succeeded by | Thijs Dijkstra |
Personal details | |
Born | Maryam Amalia Moestakim 16 January 1959 Jakarta, Hindia Belanda |
Spouse | Darius Rahmadisoerja |
Residence | Buitenzorg Palace |
Alma mater | University of Jakarta at Serikunti |
Salary | HBR 3,000,000 |
Maryam Rahmadisoerja (Jawi: مريم رحمديسوريا; born 16 January 1959) is a Hindia Belandan politician, businesswoman and socialite who has been the 85th Governor-General of Hindia Belanda since 1 December 2017. A former Republican, serving as one of the Directors of Republik Hindia Belanda for six years, her appointment as Governor-General in 2017, following a brief appointments process by the All-party Joint Committee on Viceregal Appointments which was dominated by the ruling National Indies Party, was highly controversial and contested by some opposition parties.
Before serving as Governor-General, Rahmadisoerja served as a Director of Republik Hindia Belanda and campaigned on the organisation's behalf for the abolishment of the Hindia Belandan monarchy and the establishment of a republic. She also owned two boutique hotels, the Maryanusa in Bandar Kunti and the Mayra in Tanau, the ownerships of which were temporarily transferred to her husband, Darius Rahmadisoerja, and eldest son, Edwin Maryampoetra Rahmadisoerja, in a lease agreement shortly before becoming Governor-General. Her younger son, Dion Maryampoetra Rahmadisoerja, similarly took charge of her youth empowerment organisation Muda Mudi.
Rahmadisoerja is a proponent of democratic socialism, a fact which