Djamaluddin Malik was a prominent Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n film producer, politician, entrepreneur. He founded the Jakarta Indonesian company Persari Film.

Personal life

Malik was born in Padang

Padang, Indonesia

Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on the western coast of Sumatra at . It has an area of and a population of over 833,000 people at the 2010 Census.-History:...

, West Sumatra

West Sumatra

West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast...

. His father was a Pagaruyung descendant, in the Minangkabau hinterland. He died in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Germany

Germany

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 in 1970. During his lifetime in Senen

Senen

Senen is one of the historic subdistrict of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Its close proximity with the some of the historic center of Jakarta: Merdeka Square and Lapangan Banteng means that this area is one of the historic area in Jakarta...

 his friends called him "the king of artists".

Activity

Malik started his career in the Dutch shipping business, then worked in a Dutch trading company, where he gained experience in business and finance, so that he could eventually found his own company.

In 1942 he entered the world of art and culture. He started a theatrical group, Panca Warna. To help Indonesian independence, he showed around Indonesia to inspire spirit and patriotism. In 1951 Djamaluddin established and became President of PT Persari (Perseroan Artis Indonesia). In this effort he was inspired by United Artists

United Artists

United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....

 in Hollywood, United States

United States

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. Persari has a complete film studio in Jatinegara

Jatinegara

Jatinegara is a subdistrict of East Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The boundaries of Jatinegara are Bekasi Barat Raya - Bekasi Timur Raya - I...

. During the same time Malik was President of the electrical installation company Prapatak and of the weaving company PT Cimalaka in Sumedang

Sumedang

Sumedang is a town in West Java, Indonesia, approximately 35 km northeast of Bandung.The town is famous for tahu Bungkeng, a local variety of deep fried tofu which was first made by a Chinese immigrant, Ong Kino....

, West Java

West Java

West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...

.

Djamaluddin Malik was the Nahdlatul Ulama politician and the member of People's Representative Council

People's Representative Council

The People's Representative Council , sometimes referred to as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia....

. He was also as the chairman of National Film Council.

Family

Malik married Elly Yunara, a woman of Moroccan

Morocco

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 descent. They had four children; Zainal Malik, Camelia Malik

Camelia Malik

Camelia Malik is an Indonesian actress and dangdut singer. Mia, her nickname, is also known as Diva Dangdut Jaipong...

, Yudha Asmara Malik, and Lailasari Malik. Camelia follows his career, as an actress and pop-dangdut singer. His wife, continued the family interests by founding PT. Remaja Ellynda Film. It successfully produced Malin Kundang and Jembatan Merah.

Awards

The government appointed Djamaluddin and Usmar Ismail

Usmar Ismail

Usmar Ismail was a prominent Indonesian film director. He was a Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the Cinema of Indonesia although films made by the Dutch dated back to around 1926....

 as Cinema of Indonesia

Cinema of Indonesia

Though the cinema of Indonesia has a long history, the industry is currently struggling and developing.-Colonial era:The first film made in Indonesia was the 1926 silent film, Loetoeng Kasaroeng, by Dutch directors G. Kruger and L. Heuveldorp...

n figures. In 1973 he was selected as an Indonesian national hero.

Filmography

1. Rodrigo de Villa (1952)
2. Leilani (1953)
3. Tabu (1953)
4. Tarmina (1955)
5. Ratu Asia
6. Tauhid

External links

http://perfilman.pnri.go.id/djamaluddin/