MF Siregar to receive

MF Siregar to receive
honorary doctorate

JAKARTA: Sports expert MF Siregar will receive an honorary
doctorate from Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ).

The presentation ceremony will take place on Wednesday at the
UNJ campus in Rawamangun, East Jakarta.

"I am surprised that an old person like me will receive an
honorary doctorate. It is an honor for me," the 76-year-old
Siregar said.

Siregar began his sports career as a runner before switching
to swimming. He became a swimming coach in 1950 and served as the
chairman of the Indonesian Swimming Association from 1980 to
1986. He was also the secretary-general of the National Sports
Council in 1971.

He later focused his energies on badminton and his current
position is secretary-general of the Indonesian Badminton
Association. --JP