Sunarto Sumoprawiro
Indonesian army officer and politician
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Sunarto Sumoprawiro (10 November 1944 – 17 February 2003) was an Indonesian politician and retired army officer who was the mayor of Surabaya between 1994 and 2002.
Sunarto Sumoprawiro | |
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| 13th Mayor of Surabaya | |
| In office 20 June 1994 – 15 January 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Poernomo Kasidi |
| Succeeded by | Bambang Dwi Hartono |
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| Born | 10 November 1944 |
| Died | 17 February 2003 (aged 58) |
Biography
Sumoprawiro was born in Surabaya on 10 November 1944, the fourth of nine children.[1] He served in the Special Forces branch (Kopassus) of the Indonesian Army, retiring with the rank of colonel.[2]
He was first elected as the mayor of Surabaya on 20 June 1994, and was reelected for a second term on 7 February 2000 with the support of the National Awakening Party.[3][4] During his time as mayor, he was also the president of the football club Persebaya.[5] He also came up with the idea for and initiated the construction of the Al-Akbar Mosque, the second largest mosque in Indonesia.[6] In June 2000, he was elected first chairman of the newly formed Association of Indonesia Municipalities, or Indonesian City Governments' Association (APEKSI).[7]
Starting around September 2001, he became sick and was treated in a hospital in Melbourne due to a liver illness for a long period, which resulted in the city council impeaching him for the long absence on 15 January 2002 and he was replaced by his deputy Bambang Dwi Hartono.[3][8]
He died in Austin Hospital of Melbourne on 17 February 2003 after falling into a coma.[3] He was buried at Surabaya's Heroes' Cemetery on 20 February.[9]