Hamzah Haz

Hamzah Haz
Official portrait, 2001
9th Vice President of Indonesia
In office 26 July 2001 – 20 October 2004
President	Megawati Sukarnoputri
Preceded by	Megawati Sukarnoputri
Succeeded by	Jusuf Kalla
10th Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation
In office 29 October 1999 – 26 November 1999
President	Abdurrahman Wahid
Preceded by	Haryono Suyono
Succeeded by	Basri Hasanuddin [id]
2nd Minister of Investment
In office 23 May 1998 – 18 May 1999
President	B. J. Habibie
Preceded by	Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo [id]
Succeeded by	Marzuki Usman
4th General Chairman of the United Development Party
In office 2 December 1998 – 1 February 2007
Preceded by	Ismail Hasan Metareum
Succeeded by	Suryadharma Ali
Legislative offices Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council Economy and Finance In office 6 October 1999 – 26 October 1999 Succeeded by Tosari Widjaja [id] Member of the People's Representative Council In office 28 October 1971 – 26 October 1999 Succeeded by Faisal Baasir Constituency West Kalimantan (1971–1987) East Java (1987–1992) Jakarta (1992–1999)
Personal details
Born	(1940-02-15)15 February 1940 Ketapang, Dutch East Indies
Died	24 July 2024(2024-07-24) (aged 84) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Cisarua, Bogor, West Java
Political party	PPP
Spouses	Asmaniah Haz ​ (died 2017)​ Tintin Kartini ​ (died 2021)​ Soraya Smith
Alma mater	Tanjungpura University
Occupation	Politician legislator
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Hamzah Haz (15 February 1940^[1] – 24 July 2024) was the ninth vice president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 under President Megawati Sukarnoputri.^[2] Prior to serving as vice president, Hamzah served as a cabinet minister and a member of the People's Representative Council (DPR). He also chaired the United Development Party (PPP) from 1998 to 2007, and was the party's presidential candidate in the 2004 Indonesian presidential election.