Mohammad Noor

Mohammad Noor (24 June 1901 – 15 January 1979), known by his Indonesian name Pangeran Mohammad Noor[lower-alpha 1] and also written as P. M. Noor, was an Indonesian politician, independence fighter and first Governor of Kalimantan. He was also member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence and served as the Minister of Public Works between 1956 and 1959.

Mohammad Noor
Noor in 1954
1st Governor of Kalimantan
In office
19 August 1945 – 14 August 1950
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMoerdjani
13th Minister of Public Works
In office
24 March 1956 – 10 July 1959
Preceded bySoeroso
Succeeded bySardjono Dipokusumo
Personal details
Born(1901-06-24)24 June 1901
Martapura, Dutch East Indies
Died15 January 1979(1979-01-15) (aged 77)
Jakarta, Indonesia

Early life

Mohammad Noor was born on 24 June 1901, in Martapura, South Kalimantan, from an aristocratic family of the Sultanate of Banjar.[1] Mohammad Noor was the great-great-grandson (intah) of Sultan Adam Al-Watsiq Billah. His father Prince Ali, was a district head, called kiai, moving from one city to another. When he reached adulthood, he received a title "Prince" (Pangeran).[2]

After graduating from Hollandsch-Inlandsche School in 1917, he continued to Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs and graduated in 1921, then graduated from Hoogere Burgerschool in 1923, and in 1923 entered the Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng (THS) - a high technical school in Bandung.[3] In 1927, he received the title of Engineer within four years, a year after Sukarno (the first president of the Republic of Indonesia) graduated as an engineer.[4]

Career

Pre-independence

After graduating Mohammad Noor worked at the Dutch East Indies, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Irrigation Department at Tegal from 1927 to 1929, Malang from 1929 to 1931 and Batavia from 1931 to 1933.[5]

Returning to Banjarmasin, he replaced his father as a member of Volksraad, for the region of Banjarmasin.[6]

In 1942 during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies he was appointed as head of the irrigation department and in 1945, Deputy Secretary General of the Department of Transportation and Public Works.[2]

Death and honours

Noor died in Jakarta on 15 January 1979, 17 days after his wife, Gusti Aminah died. They were buried in Karet Bivak Cemetery before being moved to Sultan Adam Cemetery Complex, Martapura in June 2010.[3] He was awarded the Mahaputera Star Class III in 1973 and declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2018.[7]

Legacy

P. M. Noor is also used in a street name in several cities in Kalimantan, such as Samarinda, Palangka Raya, and Banjarbaru. A hydroelectric power station in Riam Kanan Reservoir was named after him.

Notes
  1. This is the official name from the Minister of Social Affairs, although most of the media writes it as "Pangeran Muhammad Noor".

References
  1. "Pangeran Mohammad Noor, Ahli Strategi dan Tokoh Pemersatu Pejuang Di Kalimantan". www.suarabanuanews.com (in Indonesian). 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. "Pahlawan Nasonal 2018: M. Noor, Pelopor Infrastruktur Kalimantan". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  3. "Mengenal Pangeran Muhammad Noor, Gubernur Pertama Kalimantan". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  4. "Mohammad Noor, Gubernur Pertama Kalimantan". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. "17 AGUSTUS - Serial Pahlawan Nasional: Pangeran Mohammad Noor". Tribunnewswiki.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. "Siapa Mohammad Noor, Gubernur Pertama Kalimantan?". KLIKSAMARINDA.COM (in Indonesian). 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  7. "Kepahlawanan PHM Noor". Banjarmasinpost.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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