Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir

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Her Excellency[1]
Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir
Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir at Palacio St. Martin.jpg
HE Dr Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
In office
August 10, 2010 – 2014
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1950-02-01) February 1, 1950 (age 72)
Huta Namora of Silaen District, Toba Regency, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyNew Indonesia Party of Struggle
Spouse(s)Dr Sjahrir
ChildrenPandu Patria Sjahrir
Gita Rusminda Sjahrir
Alma materUniversity of Indonesia (bachelor),
en:Boston University (Master and Doctoral)[2]
ProfessionAnthropologist, diplomat, lecturer

Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir (born as Kartini Boru Pandjaitan, February 1, 1950) is an Indonesian anthropologist and former diplomat who served as the Indonesian ambassador to Argentina, accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay from August 10, 2010 to 2014.[2][3] She also served as the Indonesian representative to the Advisory Board of ASEAN-IPR as well as a former chairwoman of Asosiasi Antropologi Indonesia (Association of Indonesian Anthropology), abbreviated as AAI.[3][4]

Personal life[]

Early life[]

Kartini was born in a small hamlet of the Simargala Huta Namora, Silaen District of Toba Regency, North Sumatra, not far from Lake Toba. Her parents, Bonar Panjaitan and Farida Naiborhu were a conservative Toba Batak.[5] They had five children, including Kartini the eldest amongst three daughters,[5] the eldest son Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (the Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs of Indonesia), as well as three other siblings.

In 1950s, Panjaitan and Naiborhu moved to Pekanbaru, a capital of neighboring province of Riau because Panjaitan was given a job to work for PT. Caltex Pacific Indonesia now Chevron Corporation. They resided in Padang Bulan, Senapelan District. There Kartini was sent to study at the SMP 1 Pekanbaru, before admitted to St. Ursula Catholic School in Jakarta.

Education[]

She is an alumnus of famous Catholic boarding school (Indonesian: sekolah asrama) in Central Jakarta, St. Ursula Catholic School.[5] In 1976 she was graduated from University of Indonesia in 1976. During her study, Kartini joined and became a member of (her name is listed as Kartini Panjaitan Syahrir[6]), one of University of Indonesia's most popular student organization that focused on adventure, mountaineering, and expedition. In 1975, a year before she graduated, Kartini was chosen as the organization's chairwoman.[7]

She received a master's and doctoral degree from the graduate school of Boston University, respectively in 1981 and 1990.[8]

Marriage[]

On December 8, 1979, Kartini was married to Dr Sjahrir, one of central figures behind Malari incident. As Kartini is a Christian and her husband was a Muslim, they performed their marriage in front of pendeta (Christian priest) as well as a penghulu (Muslim chieftain).[9] They have two children, Pandu Patria Sjahrir dan Gita Rusminda Sjahrir.[10]

Career[]

Graduated from one of the most prestigious university in Indonesia, majoring anthropology, Kartini started her professional career as an assistant for Dr Melly Tan, one of senior researcher at LEKNAS (Lembaga Ekonomi dan Kemasyarakatan Nasional; National Institute of Economics and Society).[9] Now LEKNAS was merged with LRKN (Lembaga Riset Kebudayaan Nasional: National Institute of Cultural Research) into PMB (Puslitbang Kemasyarakatan dan Kebudayaan) OF Indonesian Institute of Sciences.[11]

Kartini was among the distinguished speakers of UN Human Rights Council Session 23 – Panel in Geneva, June 3, 2013, delivering talk about supporting gender politics in harmony on the prevention of domestic violence.[12] On 22 September 2016, Indonesia participated in the International Conference on Sustainable Development (IC-SD) at Columbia University in New York. Kartini chaired the Indonesia Panel, held at the Faculty House of Columbia University.[13]

Since 2019 Kartini is an independent comisaris, board member of PT Siloam Intl Hospita Tbk.[8] She also works as a Senior Advisor on Climate Change to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and participated as one of Indonesian delegations to the Conference of the Parties (Twenty-fifth session) which was held in Madrid, 2–13 December 2019.[14]

Awards[]

  • Order de Mayo el Merito en el Grande Cruz from Argentinian government, September 15, 2014[15]

Reference[]

  1. ^ "Indonesian Ambassadors" (PDF). nocturama.org. September 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dubes Kartini Sjahrir Terima "Medal of Honor" dari Argentina". Liputan6.com. September 25, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Nurmala Kartini Pandjaitan Sjahrir". Indonesian Tatler. Retrieved July 4, 2021. She was the Indonesian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary accredited to the Government of Argentina, Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay from September 2010 until October 2014.
  4. ^ Hadiz, Vedi R.; Dhakidae, Daniel (2005). Social Science and Power in Indonesia. Sheffield: Equinox Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 9789793780016.
  5. ^ a b c Badil, Rudy; Luntungan Rambitan, Nessy; Bekti, Luki Sutrisno (2009). Soe Hok-gie-- sekali lagi. Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. p. 153. ISBN 9789799102195.
  6. ^ "Daftar Anggota Mapala UI". mapala.ui.ac.id. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Nondi, Rusna (2014). Setitik Cahaya di Kegelapan. Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. p. 124. ISBN 9786020308692.
  8. ^ a b "Kartini Sjahrir Asan". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Menikah". Koran Tempo. Jakarta. November 5, 1977. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Sjahrir Belum Sempat Saksikan Pernikahan Anak Kedua". Kompas.com. Jakarta. July 28, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "Sejarah PMB LIPI". pmb.lipi.go.id. August 13, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Gender Harmony: A Promising Tool against Gender Violence". WUNRN (Womens UN Report Network). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Indonesia Panel at the International Conference on Sustainable Development 2016". The Climate Reality Project Indonesia. September 25, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  14. ^ United Nations Documents https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/FCCC/CP/2019/INF.4. Retrieved July 4, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ "Dr. Nurmala Kartini Panjaitan Sjahrir". ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sunten Zephyrimus Manurung
2010 – 2014 		Succeeded by
Jonny Sinaga
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