Sjamsuridjal
2nd Mayor of Jakarta
In office
27 June 1951 – 8 December 1953
Preceded bySuwiryo
Succeeded bySudiro
3rd Mayor of Surakarta
In office
14 November 1946 – 13 January 1949
Preceded byIskak Tjokroadisurjo
Succeeded bySoedjatmo Soemowerdojo
2nd Mayor of Bandung
In office
1945–1946
Preceded byRA Atmadinata
Succeeded byUkar Bratakusumah
Personal details
Born(1903-10-11)11 October 1903[1]
Karanganyar, Dutch East Indies
Died29 December 1964(1964-12-29) (aged 61)
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Political partyMasyumi Party

Raden Sjamsuridjal (11 October 1903 – 29 December 1964), sometimes written Syamsurizal, was an Indonesian politician who served as the Mayor of Jakarta between 1951 and 1953. Before becoming Jakarta's mayor, he had been mayor of Bandung and Solo.

Early 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]

Mayoralty

Bandung and Surakarta

Before becoming Mayor of Jakarta, Sjamsuridjal served as the mayor of Bandung in 1945.[3] Similarly to the career of president Joko Widodo, he also served as the mayor of Solo (Surakarta) from 1946 to 1949.[4]

Mayor of Jakarta

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

  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).
  4. ^ a b 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.
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