Dr. Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon,(born in Medan,North Sumatera, April 23 1945; 65 years) more commonly known as H. S. Dillon, is an Indonesian Indianhttp://www.nriinternet.com/ASIA/Indonesia/WHOisWHO/Harbrinderjit_Dillon%20xx/index.htm who has occupied a variety of positions in 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 political life, including assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, and Commissioner of the National Commission on Human Rights (of which he is still a memberhttp://www.beritasore.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2435&Itemid=36). He his current positions include executive director of Partnership Governance Reform in Indonesiahttp://www.asia-pacific-action.org/southeastasia/indonesia/netnews/2005/ind_08v9.htm#Governance%20reform%20key%20to%20fighting%20corruption:%20ADB. He has been an outspoken critic of corruption

Political corruption

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 in Indonesia.

He studied at Cornell University

Cornell University

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 in the U.S.

United States

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, earning his PhD

PHD

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 in agricultural economics

Agricultural economics

Agricultural economics originally applied the principles of economics to the production of crops and livestock — a discipline known as agronomics. Agronomics was a branch of economics that specifically dealt with land usage. It focused on maximizing the crop yield while maintaining a good soil...

 and also studying subjects including international trade

International trade

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 and development

International development

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, resource management

Resource management

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, and developmental sociology

Sociology

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.

External links

• HS Dillon, a fearless campaigner - March 09, 2005. Interview, personal background and list of positions.
• Indonesians in Focus: H. S. Dillon - H. S. Dillon and governance reform planetmole.org