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Hasjrul Harahap
Indonesian politician and government official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hasjrul Harahap (18 November 1931 – 7 February 2014) was an Indonesian politician and government official. Harahap served as the Minister of Forestry from 1988 to 1993 under former President Suharto.[1]
Hasjrul Harahap | |
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Minister of Froestry | |
In office 1988–1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1931-11-18)18 November 1931 |
Died | 7 February 2014(2014-02-07) (aged 82) |
Alma mater | Bogor Agricultural University |
Harahap was born on 18 November 1931.[2] He was raised in Sipirok, North Sumatra.[2]
Harahap received a doctorate of science in 2004 from Bogor Agricultural University at the age of 73.[3] He was the oldest student to receive a doctorate from the university.[2] Harahap had defended his doctoral dissertation, "The Influence of Lead Pollution from Vehicles and Land on Tea Plants and Quality."[3] He had researched the levels of lead pollution found in the roots of tea plants grown in the Puncak region of West Java: the Gunung Mas, Malabar, and Sidamanik tea plantations.[3] Harashap founded that the highest levels of lead were found in the branches and soil of tea grown in the Gunung Mas plantation.[3] The largest concentrations of lead in the roots of tea plants were discovered at Sidamanik.[3] Harahap concluded in his dissertation that plantation workers were susceptible to symptoms of lead pollution.[3]
His biography, Hasjrul Harahap, dari Mandor jadi Menteri (translated to Hasjrul Harahap, from a Supervisor to a Minister) was released in 2008.[2] The 456-page book chronicling his life was co-authored by Aristides Katoppo and Nina Pane.[2] The memoir was launched at a party held in Jakarta on 28 November 2008.[2]
Hasjrul Harahap died on 7 February 2014, at the age of 82.[1]