Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesian politician and general
Born on: December 3, 1918Died on: September 5, 2000
Aged: 81 years 277 days (981 months)
Nationality: Indonesians
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Abdul Haris Nasution was a high-ranking Indonesian general and politician. He served in the military during the Indonesian National Revolution and remained in the military during the subsequent turmoil of the Parliamentary democracy and Guided Democracy.
Following the fall of President Sukarno from power, he became the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly under President Suharto.
Born into a Batak Muslim family, in the village of Hutapungkut, Dutch East Indies, he studied teaching and enrolled at a military academy in Bandung.
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