Kunaefi buried at heroes cemetery

Kunaefi buried at heroes cemetery

BANDUNG: Former West Java governor A'ang Kunaefi died on
Friday at Pondok Indah Hospital in Jakarta at that age of 77. His
body was buried later in the day at the Cikutra Heroes Cemetery
here in a military ceremony.

After a brief posting as chief of the province's military
command, Kunaefi took the gubernatorial post for two five-year
terms starting from 1975. At the end of his second term, he was
named Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a post he held for
three years.

Kunaefi subsequently chaired the Islamic Propagation Council
from 1989 to 1997. Up to the time of his death he was a
commissioner with the leading cement producer PT Indocement.

One of his sons, Tresna Darmawan, said Kunaefi had suffered a
heart attack before he was admitted to the hospital. In November
1997, he underwent heart surgery at Mt. Elizabeth Hospital in
Singapore.

Mourners attending the funeral included former minister of
home affairs, West Java Governor Yogie S. Memet, and former
minister of education Wiranto Arismunandar. House of
Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung and Deputy Speaker of the
People's Consultative Assembly Ginandjar Kartasamita conveyed
their condolences at Kunaefi's residence.

Kunaefi is survived by his wife and 10 children. (43)