Taheri Noor

Taheri Noor (15 August 193728 April 2023) was an Indonesian army general, politician, and physician. He served as a member of the People's Representative Council from 1990 until 1997 and in the National Commission on Human Rights from 2002 until 2007.

Early life and education Taheri was born in Pontianak on 15 August 1937. He completed his primary education at the Pontianak People's School in 1945, secondary education at the Pontianak Junior High School in 1951 and the 1st Pontianak High School in 1954. He would later chair the association of 1st Pontianak High School graduates in Jakarta.

Upon completing high school, Taheri moved to Java where he enrolled at the Infantry Cadre School (SKI). He completed the school until 1957 and was sent by the army to study medicine at the Airlangga University.

Taheri attended various courses on international affairs and intelligence during his career in the military. He also pursued postgraduate studies on national resilience in the University of Indonesia and graduated with a Master of Arts in 1989.

Taheri was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on 1 April 1994, and to major general sometime during his third term.

Political career Taheri was a member of the People's Representative Council for three periods. He first served as a replacement for Riwi Hardinata, who died in late 1989. After his first term as replacement ended in 1992, he served for another full term. the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, the 92nd and 94th IPU Assembly in 1994 and 1996, and the World Summit for Social Development in 1995.

Taheri served as the chairman of the Indonesia-Russia Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (Grup Kerja Sama Bilateral, GKSB) and as the deputy chairman of the Indonesia-South Korea GKSB. He was also a member of the Human Rights Subcommittee and the Population Subcommittee inside the council. He was nominated as a member of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in early 2002, with specialization in political affairs. He was selected and served until 2007. His re-nomination for a second term in Komnas HAM sparked controversy due to the special treatment given to him by the selection committee.

Personal life Taheri was a devout Muslim. He was married to Popong Rosnani, with whom he has four children.