Sukadji Ranuwihardjo

Sukadji Ranuwihardjo (9 November 1931 – 11 August 2007) was an Indonesian academic and former Rector (Head) of Gadjah Mada University (Universitas Gadjah Mada, or UGM) from 1973 to 1981.

Sukadji was born on 9 November 1931, in Blitar, East Java, Beginning in 1984 he served until the 1990s in the important post of Director General of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education in Jakarta, a position which closely involved him in high-level policy management of higher education issues in Indonesia. In 1992 he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University (honoris causa) at Murdoch University in Perth in recognition of his services to higher education in Indonesia.

Sukadji died on 11 August 2007. A viewing was held at Balairung Hall located at Gadjah Mada University, according to the head of the university's public relations department, Suryo Baskoro. Sukadji was buried at the University's school burial grounds at Kawansan Sawitsari, Sleman.