Teuku Mohammad Hadi Thayeb | |
Native Name: | instead.--> |
Office: | Minister of Textile Industries and Handicraft |
Term Start: | 22 February 1966 |
Term End: | 25 July 1966 |
Successor: | Muhammad Sanusi |
Office1: | Minister of Basic Industries |
Term Start1: | 27 August 1964 |
Term End1: | 22 February 1966 |
Office2: | Governor of Aceh |
Order2: | 12th |
Term Start2: | 27 August 1981 |
Term End2: | 27 August 1986 |
Successor2: | Ibrahim Hasan |
Birth Date: | 14 September 1922 |
Teuku Mohammad Hadi Thayeb (14 September 1922 – 10 January 2014) was a senior Indonesia diplomat and politician. Thayeb, one of Indonesia's first diplomats, was a co-founder of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1945.[1] He also served as the national Minister of Industry from 1964 to 1966 and the Governor of Aceh from 1981 to 1986.[1]
Thayeb was born on 14 September 1922, in Peureulak, Aceh.[1]
Thayeb was one of the co-founders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was founded in 1945 following the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence.[1] The Ministry was initially headquartered in the garage of the country's first Foreign Minister, Achmad Soebardjo, at Jl. Cikini 80-82 in Jakarta.[1] Thayeb was one of the Foreign Ministry's first six staff members.[1] Thayeb served as Indonesia's envoy to numerous countries throughout his diplomatic career, including Ambassador to Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.[1] In 2012, he was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[2] Thayeb as served as Indonesia's Minister of Industry from 1964 to 1966 and the Governor of the National Resilience Institute from 1974 to 1979.[1] He was also the Governor of Aceh from 1981 to 1986.[1]
Hadi Thayeb died in Jakarta on 10 January 2014, at the age of 91.[1] His death was announced in a press release issued by Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa who wrote, "He was one of the founders of the Foreign Ministry...He was one of Indonesia’s best diplomats."[1] Thayeb was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery in Jakarta.[1]