Ali Alatas

Ali Alatas
علي العطاس
Official portrait, 1993
1st Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Council
In office
10 April 2007 – 11 December 2008
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byT. B. Silalahi
13th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
21 March 1988 – 20 October 1999
PresidentSuharto
B. J. Habibie
Preceded byMochtar Kusumaatmadja
Succeeded byAlwi Shihab
Personal details
Born(1932-11-04)4 November 1932
Died11 December 2008(2008-12-11) (aged 76)
Resting placeKalibata Heroes' Cemetery
SpouseJunisa Wolff Alatas
RelationsWitjaksana Soegarda (son-in-law)
ChildrenSoraya Alatas Soegarda, Nadira Alatas Sriwijanarko
Fawzia Alatas-Patompo
OccupationDiplomat
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Ali Alatas (Arabic: علي العطاس ʿAlī al-ʿAṭṭās; 4 November 1932 – 11 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister.