Paku Alam IX
| Paku Alam IX | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Vice Governor of Yogyakarta | |
| Tenure | 16 January 2002[1] – 21 November 2015 |
| Governor | Hamengkubuwono X |
| Predecessor | Paku Alam VIII |
| Successor | Paku Alam X |
| Prince of Pakualaman | |
| Reign | 26 May 1999 – 21 November 2015 |
| Predecessor | Paku Alam VIII |
| Successor | Paku Alam X |
| Born | Ambarkusumo 7 May 1938 Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 21 November 2015 (aged 77) Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Spouse | Koesoemarini |
| Issue | 3, including Paku Alam X |
KGPAA Paku Alam IX (7 May 1938 – 21 November 2015) was the ruler of Pakualaman, in central Java, Indonesia. His court name before he became Paku Alam IX was Bendara Raden Mas Ambarkusumo. He succeeded as Paku Alam upon the death of the last ruler, his father Paku Alam VIII, on 11 September 1998,[2] and was formally installed as Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam IX on 26 May 1999.[3]
Like his predecessor, he was also the vice-governor of the Yogyakarta Special Region, serving under Sultan Hamengkubuwana X.[4]
Paku Alam IX resided in Paku Alaman palace in Yogyakarta.[5] He died on 21 November 2015 after being admitted to a hospital five days earlier.[6]
He is buried in the family cemetery in Girigondo in the nearby Kulon Progo district.[7]
On 7 January 2016, his eldest son Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo (KGPH) Suryodilogo succeeded him as Paku Alam X.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pelantikan KGPAA Paku Alam IX sebagai Wakil Gubernur DIY dilakukan oleh Mendagri Hari Sabarno". Dinas Perpustakaan dan Arsip Daerah Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. 16 January 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Cahoon, Ben. Indonesian Traditional States World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Negoro, Suryo S. The Coronation of K.G.P.A.A. Paku Alam IX Joglosemar. PT Sangga Sarana Persada. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Spiller, Henry (2008). Focus: Gamelan music of Indonesia. Taylor & Francis. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-415-96067-0.
- ^ Backshall, Stephen (2003). Rough guide to Indonesia. Rough Guides. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-85828-991-5.
- ^ Wijaya Kusuma (21 November 2015). "Wakil Gubernur DIY Sri Paduka Pakualam IX Meninggal" [Deputy Governor of DIY, Sri Paduka Pakualam IX, Passes Away]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Yogyakarta's Pakualam IX Dies at Age 77, The Jakarta Globe, 21 November 2015.
- ^ Who is Paku Alam X, 7 January 2016. Also Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, 'Pakualam has a new monarch', The Jakarta Post, 7 January 2015.
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