Indonesian Red Cross Society

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Indonesian Red Cross Society
Palang Merah Indonesia
Indonesian Red Cross Society logo
AbbreviationPMI
Formation17 September 1945; 75 years ago (1945-09-17)
TypeNon-governmental organization
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeHumanitarianism
HeadquartersJakarta
Location
  • Indonesia
Region served
Indonesia
Official language
Indonesian
Chairman
Jusuf Kalla
Staff
105 staff, including 17 expatriatesa
Websitehttp://www.pmi.or.id
RemarksaFrom ICRC website[1]

The Indonesian Red Cross Society (Indonesian: Palang Merah Indonesia) is a humanitarian organization in Indonesia. It is a member of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Indonesia is the one of the very few Muslim-majority countries to use the Red Cross as its symbol. Indonesia is neither a strictly faith-based nor secular nation.[2]

In mid-2013, the Indonesian Red Cross Society had 32,568 people in its Volunteer Corps, 19,294 Individual Volunteers and 893,381 Blood Donor Volunteers, for a total of 945,243 persons, which is recorded as the highest number of volunteers in the world.[3]

History[]

The IRCS was created on 17 September 1945, exactly one month after Indonesia's independence.[4] President Sukarno ordered its inception when a battle between Indonesian soldiers and allied troops broke out, leaving many wounded, on 3 September 1945.[4] Based on the performance, IRCS received an international recognition in 1950 that it was accepted as a member of the International Red Cross and achieved its legal status through Presidential Decree Number 25 of 1959, which was later reinforced by Presidential Decree Number 245 of 1963.[4]

Location[]

The IRCS central headquarters is located at Jl. Jenderal Gatot Soebroto Kav. 96, Jakarta.[5]

Chairpersons[]

  1. Mohammad Hatta (1945–1946)
  2.  [id] (1946–1948)
  3. Bendoro Pangeran Haryo (BPH) Bintoro (1948–1952)
  4. Bahder Djohan (1952–1954)
  5. Paku Alam VIII (1954–1966)
  6. Basuki Rahmat (1966–1969)
  7.  [id] (1970–1982)
  8. Suyoso Sumodimejo (1982–1986)
  9. Ibnu Sutowo (1986–1992)
  10. Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (1992–1998)
  11. Mar'ie Muhammad (1998–2009)
  12. Jusuf Kalla (2009–present)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/indonesia?OpenDocument
  2. ^ Mathias Hariyadi (27 February 2012). "Indonesian Red Cross does not give in to Islamist, cross remains in logo". AsiaNews.
  3. ^ "PMI Bina dan Kembangkan Relawan melalui Temu Karya Nasional". Indonesian Red Cross Society. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "History" Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Indonesian Red Cross Society.
  5. ^ "Contact" Archived 2 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Indonesian Red Cross Society.

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