Mohamad Saleh Umar

Mohamad Saleh Umar

Mohamad Saleh Umar, also known by his pen name Surapati,[1] was an Indonesian journalist, writer, and politician.

Born in Pangkalan Brandan, East Sumatera on 29 March 1909, he was educated at the Pesantren Sekolah Menengah Agama in Tanjungpura.[2]

He was a member of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) and Partindo.[1]

He often used theatre as a medium of political and social expression, particularly during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.[1]

Following the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence and during the Dutch-led military offensive in parts of Java and Sumatera known as Operation Product, he was the editor of the Mimbar Umum daily newspaper.[2]

He was involved in the conflict known as the East Sumatra revolution between the various Malay kerajaan and the revolutionary Indonesian national movement.[1]

A strong supporter of the concept of Bangsa Indonesia, he eschewed his Batak marga Hasibuan identity and considered himself to be Indonesian.[1]

Following Indonesian independence, he was imprisoned by the Indonesian government. After his release in July 1952, he became a member of the House of Representatives.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Omar, Ariffin (2015). Bangsa Melayu: Malay Concepts of Democracy and Community, 1945-1950 (2nd ed.). Strategic Information and Research Development Centre. pp. 71–100. ISBN 9789670630786.
  2. 1 2 3 Kami memperkenalkan [We introduce] (in Indonesian). Department of Information of Indonesia. 1954. p. 116.
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