Artati Marzuki-Sudirdjo

Artati Marzuki-Sudirdjo (15 June 1921 – 19 April 2011) was an Indonesian diplomat and politician. She served as Minister of Basic Education and Culture in the Dwikora Cabinet from 1964 to 1966.

Early life Artati was born on 15 June 1921 in Salatiga, Dutch East Indies to R.Sudirdjo Djodjodihardjo and R.A Sumiati Reksohaminoto. Her father worked as the chief engineer of Malabar Radio Station. Completing high school at the Bandoeng Hogere Burgerschool law school, in 1939, she continued her higher education at the and finished it in 1941 with a Candidate II diploma.

Career Sukarno Era During the Indonesian National Revolution, Artati worked at the Indonesian Red Cross Society Bandung Branch. Due to the March 1946 burning of Bandung, she moved to Dayeuhkolot and worked as an English radio broadcaster at Voice of Free Indonesia.

Suharto Era In 1966, Artati returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was appointed secretary general. Then, in 1971, she became Inspector general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 1973. After that, she took a job as a member of the Supreme Advisory Council from 1973 to 1978. Subsequently, she became a member of the Department of Justice's Standing Committee in the Humanitarian Law Department until 1982. As a chairperson of the IAEA's Board of Governors, she chaired a special meeting of the Board of Governors on the Chernobyl disaster.

Death Artati died at 07:30 on Tuesday, 19 April 2011, and was buried in the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery.

Personal life Artati spoke English, Dutch, French, and Italian. She could also understand German and Japanese.