Haji Agus Salim
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb. Hello guys... Welcome back to my blog. Did you guys miss me? No? Ok, that’s fine for me. Sooo, today I’m going to tell you about our National Hero, Haji Agus Salim. Haji Agus Salim was one of Indonesia’s founding fathers and prominent diplomats. He played a leading role in the creation of the Indonesian constitution in 1945 and served as Indonesia's Foreign Minister between 1947 and 1949. Salim was born on October 8 th 1884 in Kota Gadang, Agam, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. His birth name was Mashudul Haq which means ‘defender of truth’. In 1890, he began to study in Europeese Lagere School (generally only for Europeans) and graduated in 1897. During that period, he also furthered his studies of Islam. In 1897, he studied at Hogere Burger School and he earned the highest rank of HBS, when he was 19 years old. Salim was interested in studying medicine applied for a scholarship from the Dutch colonial government, but was refused