Abdul Azis Saleh
Indonesian anthropologist and scouting leader
About Abdul Azis Saleh
Lived 1914 – 2001 (aged 86). Abdul Azis Saleh was an Indonesian civil servant and anthropology.
Dr. Abdul Azis Saleh (20 September 1914 – 3 April 2001), a specialist in anthropology and education, was a leader of Indonesian Scouting and served as a member of the World Scout Committee and President of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Asia-Pacific Region.
He became involved in the creation of the Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia in 1961 and was a member of the "Group of 5" mandated by President Sukarno, who took the opportunity of the absence of the Minister of Education to build a non-communist youth association. In 1970, he became Gerakan Pramuka Secretary General.
In 1978, he was awarded the 129th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
He was also successively Minister of Health (1957–1959), Minister of Agriculture and then Minister of Industry in Indonesia.
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Indonesian anthropologist and scouting leader (1914–2001)
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Abdul Azis Saleh was born on 20 September 1914 in Boyolali.
When did Abdul Azis Saleh die?
Abdul Azis Saleh died on 3 April 2001 in Jakarta.
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Abdul Azis Saleh was a civil servant and anthropology.
What nationality was Abdul Azis Saleh?
Abdul Azis Saleh was Indonesian.
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