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Mochtar Lubis was born on 7 March, 1922 in Padang, Dutch East Indies, is an Indonesian journalist and novelist. Discover Mochtar Lubis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 7 March, 1922
Birthday 7 March
Birthplace Padang, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 2 July, 2004
Died Place Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality Indonesia

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1922

Mochtar Lubis (7 March 1922 – 2 July 2004) was an Indonesian journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya and monthly literary magazine Horison.

His novel Senja di Jakarta (Twilight in Jakarta in English) was the first Indonesian novel to be translated into English.

He was a critic of Sukarno and was imprisoned by him, as well as by Suharto on several later occasions.

He held strong anti-leftist views and was seen by critics as aligned with military and pro-US forces that were opposed to Sukarno’s non-aligned policies, a charge that he himself denied.

Lubis was born on 7 March 1922 in Sungai Penuh, Kerinci Regency on Sumatra to Raja Pandapotan Lubis, a high-ranking civil servant, and his wife.

He was the sixth child of twelve.

As a child, he wrote children's stories which were published in Sinar Deli, a Medan-based newspaper.

When he was an adolescent, he often trekked into the jungles of Sumatra.

He later wrote that two events during this period, seeing a well-built yet abandoned hut and having a close call with a tiger, served partly as his inspiration for ''Harimau!

Harimau!'' (Tiger!, Tiger!)

After graduating from high school, he worked as a teacher in Nias, North Sumatra.

However, after a year he left for Batavia, where he worked at a bank.

1942

When World War II broke out and the Japanese occupied Indonesia in 1942, Lubis began working for the Japanese, translating international news for the Japanese army.

1945

After Indonesia declared its independence in 1945, Lubis joined the Indonesian news agency Antara as a reporter.

1947

With Antara, he covered the Asian Relations Conference in 1947.

During this same period he wrote Jalan Tak Ada Ujung (The Road Has no End) and joined the Indonesian Visual Artists Association.

1949

In 1949, he cofounded Indonesia Raya, later serving as the daily's chief editor.

1955

In 1955, while he was editor there, he hosted the African American author Richard Wright during his three weeks in Indonesia to attend the Bandung Conference.

Indonesia Raya published several articles related to Wright during April and May 1955.

1957

His work there led to him being imprisoned numerous times for his critical writing, including in Madiun, East Java, from 1957 to 1966.

1958

In 1958, Lubis shared the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts with Robert Dick, a publisher.

Lubis's novel ''Harimau!

1970

He founded and co-founded numerous magazines and foundations, including the Obor Indonesia Foundation in 1970, Horison magazine, and the Indonesian Green Foundation.

He was also outspoken about the need for freedom of the press in Indonesia and gained a reputation as an honest, no-nonsense reporter.

1975

On 4 February 1975, he was arrested in relation to the 1974 riots during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka; Indonesia Raya was also shut down not long after the riots due to their reporting of the Pertamina corruption scandal.

He spent over two months in Nirbaya prison without trial and was released on 14 April 1975.

He noted that other prisoners, such as former Indonesian Air Force chief Omar Dani, had been imprisoned without trial for years.

During his time there, he became an avid practitioner of yoga.

Harimau!'' was named Best Book by Yayasan Buku Utama, a part of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture, in 1975, and received an award from Yayasan Jaya Raya (parent organization of the publisher Pustaka Jaya) in 1979.

1996

In 1996, due to his anti-leftist stances, he returned the Magsaysay Award in protest when leftist author Pramoedya Ananta Toer received it.

2000

In 2000, he was named as one of the International Press Institute's 50 World Press Freedom Heroes of the past 50 years.

2001

He was married to Siti Halimah, who died in 2001.

Together they had three children, who produced eight grandchildren.

2004

After a long struggle against Alzheimer's disease he died in Medistra Hospital on 2 July 2004 at age 82.

He was buried next to his wife in Jeruk Purut Cemetery.

His funeral was attended by hundreds, including journalists and writers Rosihan Anwar and Ramadhan K.H..