Background
Habibie, Bacharuddin Jusuf was born on June 25, 1936 in Pare-Pare, Indonesia.
Habibie, Bacharuddin Jusuf was born on June 25, 1936 in Pare-Pare, Indonesia.
Diplom-Ingenieur cum laude, 1960. Doctor Engineering summa cum laude. Doctor of Science (honoris causa), Ranfield Institute of Technology, England, 1993.
Assistant research scientist light construction department, Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany, 1960-1965;
special scientist, Messerschmittboelkow-Blohm/Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Hamburg, Germany, 1965-1966;
head structure analysis Research and Development department, Messerschmittboelkow-Blohm/Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Hamburg, Germany, 1966-1969;
head methods and technical commercial airplanes and military transport, Messerschmittboelkow-Blohm/Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Hamburg, Germany, 1969-1973;
vice-president, director technical application, Messerschmittboelkow-Blohm/Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Hamburg, Germany, 1974-1978;
head advanced technical and aeronautics diven., Messerschmittboelkow-Blohm/Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Hamburg, Germany, 1974-1978;
minister for state for research and technical, Republic of Indonesia, since 1978;
chairman, Aty. for Assessment and Application of Technology/BPP Teknologi, since 1978;
President, Indonisia. Chairman Agency for Strategic Industries/BPIS, 1983-1989. Chairman National Research Council;BRN, since 1984.
Vice Chairman of the Board patrons Indonesian Strategic Industries, since 1988. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, president Indonesian State Aircraft Industry, since 1976, Indinesian Shipbuilding Industry, since 1978, Small Arms and Munitions Industry, since 1983. Chairman Batam Industrial Development Authority, since 1987.
Member Indonesian Parliament: The People's Consultative Assembly, since 1982. Vice Chairman of the Board patrons Golkar political group, since 1988, executive coordinator, since 1988. Member board supervisory directors Indonesian State Oil Corporation, since 1983.
Advisor Agy.for Wallacea Development, since 1992. Chairman advisory board Center for Information and Devel.Studies, since 1993. Executive chairman Development of Eastern Park of Indonesia, since 1995.
Chairman Forum for Cooperative on Economics and Technology between Indonesia and Federal Republic Germany, since 1995.
Honorary trustee Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Bandung, Indonesia, 1995. Chairman of the Board patrons Abdi Bangsa Foundation, since 1992. Chairman Board National Standardization, since 1984.
Trustee Harapan Kita Hospital. Trustee, founder Indonesian Institute Technology, since 1984. Chairman steering committee Surabaya-Madura Bridge Devel: Trinusa Bima, since 1990.
Fellow Royal Aero. Society, Engineering United Kingdom, National Academy of Engineering (foreign associate), American Association for the Advancement of Science (associate), Malaysian Engineers Institution (honorary). Member Royal Swedish Academy Engineering Sciences, Deutsche Gesselschaft fuer Luft und Raumfahrt (honorary), Academie Nationale de l'Air de l'Espace, Japanese National Academy Engineers, Reinisch-Westfaelischen Technischen Hoschule Aachen (honorary), Indonesian Aeronautics and Astronautics Institute (founder, chairman since 1983), Indonesian Engineers Association (chairman board patrons since 1984), Indonesian Association Technology Experts (Chairman of the Board patrons), Association Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (chairman since 1990).
Married H. Hasri Ainun Besari, May 12, 1962 (deceased May 22, 2010). Children: Ilham Akbar, Thareq Kemal.