Hasri Ainun Habibie
| dr. Hj. Hasri Ainun Habibie | |
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Ainun at the National Library of Indonesia, 1999 | |
| 3rd First Lady of Indonesia | |
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In office May 21, 1998 – October 20, 1999 | |
| President | B. J. Habibie |
| Preceded by |
Siti Hartinah Soeharto Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana acting |
| Succeeded by | Sinta Nuriyah Wahid |
| 7th Second Lady of Indonesia | |
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In office March 14, 1998 – May 21, 1998 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Vice President | B. J. Habibie |
| Preceded by | Tuty Sutrisno |
| Succeeded by | Taufiq Kiemas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hasri Ainun Besari August 11, 1937 Semarang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died |
May 22, 2010 (aged 72) Munich, Germany |
| Resting place | Kalibata Heroes Cemetery |
| Citizenship |
 Indonesia Germany |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Spouse(s) | B. J. Habibie |
| Children |
Ilham Akbar Habibie Thareq Kemal Habibie |
| Parents |
R. Mohamad Besari Sadarmi Besari |
| Residence | 1 - 3 Patra Kuningan Street, Jakarta |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Religion | Islam |
Hasri Ainun Habibie (nee Besari) (August 11, 1937 – May 22, 2010) was the First Lady of Indonesia from 1998 until 1999 and wife of former President B. J. Habibie.
Early life
Ainun was born on August 11, 1937 in Semarang to R. Mohamad Besari, a lecturer,[1] and his wife Sadarmi Besari, a midwife, whose family is known as well-educated and intellectual.
Ainun and her siblings studied in Dago Christian Junior College. Her eldest brother, Sahari, graduated from junior college when he's in the 2nd grade and continues his education in Bandung Institute of Technology.[2]
Ainun continues her education in the Medical Faculty of University of Indonesia and graduated in 1961.
Marriage
Ainun first met Rudy Habibie when they studied in secondary school. They shared same school when studied in Dago Christian Junior College. Their families had known each other for a long time and often visited each other.
In 1962, Rudy's brother Fanny Habibie asks Rudy to accompany him to visit the Besari family in Rangga Malela. This is when Rudy and Ainun's first met since seven years. They fell in love and married on May 12, 1962. Their honeymoon took place in Yogyakarta, Bali, and Ujung Pandang. Rudy's three month holiday in Indonesia soon ended and they moved to Aachen, Germany as Rudy is worked there.
Their first child was Ilham Akbar Habibie, born 1963, who finished his study in Munich and got the title of PhD with summa cumlaude. Their second and youngest child, Thareq Kemal, born 1967, got Diploma Ingineur in Brunswick.
Social Activities
In 1978, Suharto appointed the 42-year-old B. J. Habibie to be his Minister of Research and Technology in his third cabinet. As the wife of the member of the cabinet, Ainun joined the Dharma Wanita organization under the leadership of First Lady Siti Hartinah.[3] Ainun leads his husband's ministry's Dharma Wanita and consolidating non-department organization with Madame Soedharmono, wife of Soedharmono, Secretary of State.
On April 26, 1978, First Lady Tien Soeharto, Second Lady Nelly Adam Malik, and Mrs Soehartati Oemar Senoadji founded Yayasan Karya Bhakti RIA Pembangunan or simply as YKBRP, whose organization from 1998 until 1999, Ainun became its chairperson, and until her death, she still remains its chairwoman. Ainun is also the chairwoman of PPMTI from 2000 until her death in 2010.
Second Lady of Indonesia (1998)
In 1996, First Lady Siti Hartinah died and her eldest daughter Tutut appointed to replace her as acting First Lady.
In 1998, Suharto appointed Habibie as his mate in the 1998 and the parliament elected them as president and vice-president. Ainun thus became Second Lady.
Ainun leads Dharma Wanita because nobody's became the real First Lady. She later becomes its official chairperson on May 1998.
First Lady (1998 - 1999)
Suharto was in a state visit to Kairo when the demonstrators break the House of Representative's office buildings. Suharto quickly gets back to Indonesia and resigns his position as president, gives it up to Habibie. Ainun thus became First Lady.
Ainun became chairperson of all first lady's organizations includes Dharma Wanita and YKBRP.
In 1999, the parliament declined Habibie's presidential statement and elected Abdurrahman Wahid as the next president.
Death
In 2010, Ainun entered Ludwig Maximilians-Universität Hospital, Munich, Germany for intensive care for her ovary cancer. After several operations, she died on May 22 in the same year.
Her body sent back to Jakarta and buried in the Kalibata National Heroes Cemetery on May 25 in a military funeral ceremony by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
In popular culture
Ainun was portrayed by actress Bunga Citra Lestari in the 2012 film Habibie & Ainun, based on the novel with the same title with the film by her husband, B. J. Habibie. It was published in 2010. The novel contains his 48 years married life with Ainun.
A traditional comedy opera series by Trans7 channel, Opera van Java, had their 2009 episode Hadidi dan Mainun where Ainun was portrayed by comedian Nunung.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (acting) |
First Lady of Indonesia 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Sinta Nuriyah |
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