Soedjono Prawirosoedarso

Raden Soedjono Prawirosoedarso (15 April 1875 – 25 October 1961) was an Indonesian politician and spiritual teacher. He was a member of the People's Representative Council from 1956-1957.

Raden
Soedjono Prawirosoedarso
Member of the People's Representative Council
In office
24 March 1956 – 22 May 1957
Personal details
Born(1875-04-15)April 15, 1875
Sumberumis, Madiun, Dutch East Indies
DiedOctober 25, 1961(1961-10-25) (aged 86)
Sukerejo, Madiun, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyIndependent

Early life

Soedjono Prawirosoedarso was born in Sumberumis, 15 April 1875.[1] His father name was Raden Ngabei Kertokusumo. Soedjono was the 17th generation of Prabu Wijaya and the 13th generation of Ki Ageng Pamanahan.[2] He was a 3rd-grade elementary school graduate who finished it in 1893.[1]

Career

Early career

He worked at Karasidenan Yogyakarta Office as an intern in 1896. In 1902, he became an opium seller in Yogyakarta for three years.[1] Afterward, he moved to Jepara in 1905 and worked as a farmer in Mount Muria slope. From 1907-1916, he served for K.M.T Koesoemotojo from 1907 to 1916.[1] Soedjono joined Sarekat Islam in 1910 and left the organization ten years later when SI was divided into two blocs.[3]

Spiritual teacher

In 1916, he moved to Babadan and worked as a farmer.[4] The same year he moved to Madiun, he started to learn mysticism, ilmu sejati, under the guidance of K.H Samsudin in Betet from 1916-1919. Subsequently, he became a spiritual teacher in Babadan. He taught mysticism and wird to his followers.[5]

In 1925, he moved to Sukerejo and continued to work as a farmer.[4] In the same year, he founded Perguruan Ilmu Sejati in Caruban, Madiun on 12 October 1925.[5] He gained many students from his teaching and by 1955, there were 100.000 people who became his followers.[6]

Parliament

In the 1955 election, Soedjono Prawirosoedarso was elected as a member of DPR with total vote of 53,306. At the age of 81, he was the oldest member of DPR.[6] Hence, his age made him appointed as the acting speaker of the People's Representative Council in 1956.[7] After he stepped down from acting chairman of DPR, he joined the progressive faction.[8]

Due to his old age, he resigned from his position as a member DPR on 22 May 1957 and was replaced by Mr. Soehardjo.[9][10]

Late life

After he resigned from DPR, he returned and stayed in Sukorejo Village, Madiun to work as a spiritual teacher. He died at noon on 22 October 1961 in Sukorejo. The next day, he was buried in a noble cemetery in Kuncen, Madiun.[8]

  • Soedjono Prawirosoedarso as a spiritual teacher.
    Soedjono Prawirosoedarso as a spiritual teacher.

References
  1. Hasil Rakjat Memilih Tokoh-tokoh Parlemen (Hasil Pemilihan Umum Pertama - 1955) di Republik Indonesia. Jakarta: Parlaungan. 1956. p. 322.
  2. Rochmad, Rochmad; Setiawan, Muhammad Nurrosyid Huda; Pradhana, Faisal Reza; Untung, Syamsul Hadi (2021). "Dinamika Perkembangan Aliran Kepercayaan Di Kecamatan Pudak Kabupaten Ponorogo". Kalimah. 19 (1): 125.
  3. Rochmad, Rochmad; Setiawan, Muhammad Nurrosyid Huda; Pradhana, Faisal Reza; Untung, Syamsul Hadi (2021). "Dinamika Perkembangan Aliran Kepercayaan Di Kecamatan Pudak Kabupaten Ponorogo". Kalimah. 19 (1): 127.
  4. Hasil Rakjat Memilih Tokoh-tokoh Parlemen (Hasil Pemilihan Umum Pertama - 1955) di Republik Indonesia. Jakarta: Parlaungan. 1956. p. 323.
  5. Suciati, Suciati (2010). Strategi Komunikasi Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata dalam Membina Aliran Kepercayaan di Indonesia. Yogyakarta: Samudra Biru. p. 65.
  6. Matanasi, Petrik. "Soedjono Prawirosoedarso: Guru Kebatinan yang Menjadi Anggota DPR". Tirto.id. Tirto. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. Departemen Penerangan, Departemen Penerangan (1958). Dokumentasi pemilihan umum jang pertama di Indonesia No.23. Jakarta: Biro Dokumentasi & Research Departemen Penerangan. p. 127.
  8. Suciati, Suciati (2010). Strategi Komunikasi Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata dalam Membina Aliran Kepercayaan di Indonesia. Yogyakarta: Samudra Biru. p. 66.
  9. "Oudste lid van parlement bedankt". Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra. Medan. 25 May 1957.
  10. "Oudste parlementslid trekt zich terug". Java-bode. Jakarta. 25 May 1957.
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