Beddu Amang | |
|---|---|
| Head of State Logistics Agency | |
| In office 16 February 1995 – 26 August 1998 | |
| President | Suharto B. J. Habibie |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Rahardi Ramelan |
| Member of the People's Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 1 October 1992 – 1 October 1999 | |
| President | Suharto B. J. Habibie |
| Member of the People's Representative Council | |
| In office 13 February 1968 – 22 May 1969 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Parliamentary group | Indonesian Students Action Union |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1936 Makassar, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 9 January 2021 (aged 84) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Golkar[1] |
| Spouse | Maesarah |
Beddu Amang (7 August 1936 – 9 January 2021) was an Indonesian economist. He served as the head of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) from 1995 to 1998. Born and raised in South Sulawesi, Beddu migrated to Yogyakarta and finished his university education at the Gadjah Mada University.
Beddu worked in the State Logistics Agency since his graduation from high school. Briefly serving as a member of the People's Representative Council, he was promoted several times in the agency until he headed the agency in 1995. During his tenure, the agency's responsibility was reduced to only handle the distribution and price control of rice. He was deposed in 1998 due to conflict about imports with two other ministers. He was later convicted for corruption in 2001 and was imprisoned until 2007. He died in January 2021.
- ^ Halawa, Ohiao (1999). Profil 48 Ketua Umum Parpol RI [Profile of the 48 Chairpersons of the Political Parties in Indonesia] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: NIAS and Kreasi Karya Wiguna. p. 54.
Kedua, selama menguasai pemerintahan, secara jelas telah menjadikan lembaga kekuasaan negara sebagai perangkat organisasi Golkar. Presiden adalah Ketua Dewan Pembina. Menteri, Panglima ABRI, dan pimpinan lembaga pemerintahan menjadi anggota Dewan Pembina. [Second, during (Suharto's) government, (Golkar) has made the entirety of state institutions as part of Golkar's party bureauracy. The President was the chairman of the party's advisory council. Ministers, commander of the armed forces, and heads of state institutions became member of the party's advisory council.