Sabam Siagian

Sabam Pandapotan Siagian (4 May 1932  – 3 June 2016) was an Indonesian journalist. He served as the first editor in chief of The Jakarta Post.[1] Siagian departed the Jakarta Post in 1991 upon his appointment as Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia.[2]

Sabam Siagian
Born(1932-05-04)4 May 1932
Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Died3 June 2016(2016-06-03) (aged 84)
Jakarta, Indonesia
OccupationJournalist, diplomat

From 1991 to 1995, while ambassador, Sabam lived in Canberra. He criticised the Australian media for lagging behind other sectors in Australia when it came to engaging with Indonesia.[3]

After leaving Canberra in 1995, Sabam joined the board of Jakarta Post.

Sabam died in Jakarta on 3 June 2016 after extended health complications. Numerous colleagues, including former Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda, paid tribute to his contributions during a long career as a journalist in Indonesia.

References
  1. "Sabam Pandopotan Siagian Remembered". Jakarta Post. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. "Former editor and diplomat Susanto Pudjomartono passes away". Jakarta Post. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. McPhedran, Ian (11 July 1995). "A serve for Gareth and the media". The Canberra Times. p. 11.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Roesman		 Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia
1991–1995		 Succeeded by
Wiryono Sastrohandoyo


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