Dora Marie Sigar

Dora Marie Sigar (21 September 1921 – 22 December 2008) was an Indonesian nurse, activist, and homemaker. She was best known for being the mother of Prabowo Subianto, the eighth president of Indonesia.

Early life Sigar was born on 21 September 1921 in Langowan, Minahasa Regency, as the daughter of Philip Frederik Laurens Sigar (1885–1946), a government official and member of Volksraad, and Cornelie Emilia Maengkom (1888–1946). They both came from bureaucratic family. Sigar was of Minahasan and German descent.

Education At the age of 12, Sigar moved to the Netherlands to continue her education at the in Utrecht. She already showed her intelligence at a young age. There, she studied post-surgical nursing and became active in student activities advocating for Indonesian rights, shaping her outlook as an educated and dedicated woman. They faced serious political challenges in post-independence Indonesia but their marriage lasted happily until Sumitro's death on 9 March 2001.