Sjamsuridjal

Sjamsuridjal
Sjamsuridjal
Mayor of Jakarta
	In office; 27 June 1951 – 8 November 1953
Preceded by	Suwiryo
Succeeded by	Sudiro
Mayor of Surakarta
	In office; 1946–1949
Mayor of Bandung
	In office; 1945–1947
Preceded by	RA Atmadinata
Succeeded by	Ukar Bratakusumah
Personal details
Born	11 October 1903[1]; Karanganyar, Dutch East Indies
Political party	Masyumi Party

Raden Sjamsuridjal (EYD: Syamsurizal, born 11 October 1903) was an Indonesian politician who was the Mayor of Jakarta between 1951 and 1953. Before becoming Jakarta's mayor, he had been mayor at Bandung and Solo.

Career

During his time as a student, Sjamsuridjal was active in the student organization Jong Java, and was its general chairman during its 1924 annual congress. In said congress, Sjamsuridjal put forth a proposal for Islamic teachings for willing organization members, which was shot down following a heated debate and a vote. Due to this, Sjamsuridjal went to Agus Salim and established the Jong Islamieten Bond.[2]

Jakarta

Following the independence of Indonesia, Sjamsuridjal served for some time as mayor of Bandung[3] and Surakarta.[4]

On 27 June 1951, he was appointed to replace Suwiryo as Mayor of Jakarta. During his mayorship, he oversaw the construction of a new power plant in Ancol and improved healthcare through introducing inoculations and building hospitals. He also endorsed educational programs and established street lighting across the city.[5] Although he also extensively created housing projects and attempted to eradicate slums in the city, the slum areas expanded throughout his tenure.[6]

Sjamsuridjal was replaced by Sudiro on 9 November 1953.[4] This replacement resulted in demonstrations by Masyumi Party supporters - as the new mayor originated from the Indonesian National Party.[7]

References

"JAKARTA, 1945 hingga kini" (in Indonesian). KOMPAS.
Setiadi, Purwanto; et al. AGUS SALIM: Truth and Nationalism. Tempo Publishing. pp. 22–23.
"Walikota Bandung". bandung.go.id (in Indonesian).
Raditya, Iswara N. "Sjamsuridjal, Gubernur Jakarta Pertama dari Partai Islam". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 February 2019.
Grijns, Kees; Nas, P. (2000). Jakarta-Batavia: Socio-cultural Essays. KITLV. p. 231. ISBN 9789067181396.
Silver, Christopher (2007). Planning the Megacity: Jakarta in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9781135991227.
Damarjati, Danu (13 March 2018). "Drama Pemilu 1955: Demo Penista Agama Sampai Tolak Pemakaman Komunis". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 February 2019.

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[1] "JAKARTA, 1945 hingga kini" (in Indonesian). KOMPAS.

[2] Setiadi, Purwanto; et al. AGUS SALIM: Truth and Nationalism. Tempo Publishing. pp. 22–23.

[3] "Walikota Bandung". bandung.go.id (in Indonesian).

[tirto-4] Raditya, Iswara N. "Sjamsuridjal, Gubernur Jakarta Pertama dari Partai Islam". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[5] Grijns, Kees; Nas, P. (2000). Jakarta-Batavia: Socio-cultural Essays. KITLV. p. 231. ISBN 9789067181396.

[6] Silver, Christopher (2007). Planning the Megacity: Jakarta in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9781135991227.

[7] Damarjati, Danu (13 March 2018). "Drama Pemilu 1955: Demo Penista Agama Sampai Tolak Pemakaman Komunis". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 February 2019.