B. J. Habibie

3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia (1998)
Person human Q76156
B. J. Habibie
Office of the Vice PresidentThe Republic of Indonesia · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

B. J. Habibie

Summary

B. J. Habibie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Parepare[2]. He was born on June 25, 1936[3]. He died in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital[4]. He died on September 11, 2019[5]. He worked as a politician[6] and engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,482 views/month, #6,719 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Parepare[2], B. J. Habibie…
  • B. J. Habibie passed away in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital[4].
  • B. J. Habibie was born on June 25, 1936[3].
  • B. J. Habibie died on September 11, 2019[5].
  • B. J. Habibie is buried at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery[9].
  • B. J. Habibie's father was Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie[10].
  • B. J. Habibie's mother was Tuti Marini Puspowardojo[11].
  • B. J. Habibie was married to Hasri Ainun Habibie[12].
  • A child of B. J. Habibie was Ilham Akbar Habibie[13].
  • A child of B. J. Habibie was Thareq Kemal Habibie[14].
  • B. J. Habibie held citizenship in Indonesia[15].
  • B. J. Habibie worked as a politician[6].
  • B. J. Habibie worked as an engineer[7].
  • B. J. Habibie held the position of President of Indonesia[16].
  • B. J. Habibie held the position of Vice President of Indonesia[17].
  • B. J. Habibie's education included a stint at Bandung Institute of Technology[18].
  • B. J. Habibie's education included a stint at RWTH Aachen University[19].
  • B. J. Habibie received the Edward Warner Award[20].
  • B. J. Habibie received the Q113468975[21].
  • B. J. Habibie received the Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama[22].
  • B. J. Habibie received the Star of Jalasena[23].
  • B. J. Habibie received the Star of the Kartika Eka Pakçi[24].
  • B. J. Habibie received the Bintang Yudha Dharma[25].
  • B. J. Habibie was a member of National Academy of Engineering[26].
  • B. J. Habibie's religion is recorded as Islam[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Parepare[2], B. J. Habibie… he was born on June 25, 1936[3]. His father was Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie[10]. His mother was Tuti Marini Puspowardojo[11].

Education

Educated at Bandung Institute of Technology[18], an institute of technology[28], in Indonesia[29], founded in 1920[30] and RWTH Aachen University[19], a public university[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1870[33], headquartered in Aachen[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6] and engineer[7]. Positions held include President of Indonesia[16], an elective office[35], in Indonesia[36], founded in 1945[37] and Vice President of Indonesia[17], a position[38], in Indonesia[39], founded in 1945[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Edward Warner Award[20], an award[41], founded in 1959[42]; Q113468975[21]; Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama[22], an order[43], in Indonesia[44], founded in 1968[45]; Star of Jalasena[23], an order[46], in Indonesia[47], founded in 1968[48]; Star of the Kartika Eka Pakçi[24], an order[49], in Indonesia[50], founded in 1968[51]; and Bintang Yudha Dharma[25], an order[52], in Indonesia[53], founded in 1971[54].

Personal Life

Among B. J. Habibie's spouses was Hasri Ainun Habibie[12]. Children include Ilham Akbar Habibie[13], a commissioner[55], b. 1963[56], of Indonesia[57], awarded the Tatler 500 Indonesia[58] and Thareq Kemal Habibie[14]. His religion is recorded as Islam[27]. He was affiliated with the Golkar[59].

Death and Burial

B. J. Habibie died on September 11, 2019[5]. He died in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital[4]. The cause of death was heart failure[60]. Burial took place at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

B. J. Habibie ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,482 views/month, #6,719 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

Where was B. J. Habibie born?

B. J. Habibie was born in Parepare[2].

Where did B. J. Habibie die?

B. J. Habibie passed away in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital[4].

Who were B. J. Habibie's parents?

B. J. Habibie's father was Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie[10]. B. J. Habibie's mother was Tuti Marini Puspowardojo[11].

Who was B. J. Habibie married to?

B. J. Habibie's spouses include Hasri Ainun Habibie[12].

What did B. J. Habibie do for work?

B. J. Habibie worked as politician[6] and engineer[7].

Where did B. J. Habibie go to school?

B. J. Habibie was educated at Bandung Institute of Technology[18] and RWTH Aachen University[19].

What awards did B. J. Habibie receive?

Honors received include Edward Warner Award[20], Q113468975[21], Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama[22], and Star of Jalasena[23].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . nasional.kompas.com. nasional.kompas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . rwth-aachen.de. rwth-aachen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [59] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  17. [27] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . icao.int. icao.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [60] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . biografiku.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [5] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . devdiscourse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). B. J. Habibie. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-j-habibie
MLA “B. J. Habibie.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-j-habibie.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_b-j-habibie_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{B. J. Habibie}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-j-habibie}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): B. J. Habibie — https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-j-habibie (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-j-habibie · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    Occupation politician, engineer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
  2. 4w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Indonesian, German
    Place of birth Parepare
    Country of citizenship Indonesia
    Member of National Academy of Engineering
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||59 */ Add multilingual descriptions (59 languages) — Task 13 (heads of state / political leaders) — deterministic from P106 (occupation) + P27 (citizenship) labels,"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.