An aeronautical engineer who became Indonesia's minister of technical development and eventually its president, B.J. Habibie (born 1936) was a lifelong devotee of Indonesian dictator Suharto. When student riots and economic turmoil forced Suharto from...

(b. 1936), third president of the Republic of Indonesia. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, known as B. J. Habibie, was born in Pare-Pare in southern Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia. The young Habibie has been described as a serious student and strongly...

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (born June 25, 1936), more commonly known simply as Rudy Habibie or B J Habibie, was the third President of Indonesia, holding office from 1998 to 1999. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText =...

JAKARTA EARLIER this month, as Indonesia's currency, the rupiah, plumbed new depths, a businessman met a son of President Suharto. He had some advice about Mr Suharto's choice of vice-president for the largely ceremonial five-yearly election in March. In the businessman's view,...

Habibie is Indonesia's leading advocate of high technology industry growth. He believes if Indonesia is to take its place in the world economy, it must invest in industries such as aircraft and ship building. He is also an advocate for the empowerment of Indonesia's...