Hoegeng was Chief of the Indonesian National Police

Indonesian National Police

The Indonesian National Police is the official police force for Indonesia. It had formerly been a part of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia. The police were formally separated from the military in April 1999, a process which was formally completed in July 2000. With 150,000 personnel, the police form...

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Early life

Hoegeng was born Hoegeng Iman Santoso in Pekalongan

Pekalongan

Pekalongan is a city and seat of Pekalongan Regency on the northern coast of Central Java, Indonesia. The city is Central Java's most important port, and is known for its batik.-History:The history of Pekalongan dated back to the early 12th century...

 on 14 October 1921 and changed to Hoegeng later. The name Hoegeng was taken from "bugel" (to "bugeng" and "hugeng" later; which means fat) due to his fat body. His father was Soekarjo Kario Hatmodjo from Tegal, a prosecutor in Pekalongan and his mother was Oemi Kalsoem from Pemalang

Pemalang

Pemalang is a regency in north coast of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Pemalang.Like the larger cities of Tegal, to its west, and Pekalongan, to the east, Pemalang was dominated in the nineteenth century by sugar production. The area was known for its fertile soil, which had...

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He graduated from HIS Pekalongan in 1934 and continued to MULO Pekalongan. In 1937, after graduating from MULO, he continued to AMS Yogyakarta. In AMS, he met notable persons in Indonesia history, such as Burhanuddin Harahap

Burhanuddin Harahap

Burhanuddin Harahap was the ninth Prime Minister of Indonesia. A member of the Masyumi Party, he held the office from 11 August 1955 to 20 March 1956.-See also:*List of Prime Ministers of Indonesia...

, 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....

 and Rosihan Anwar

Rosihan Anwar

Rosihan Anwar was a renowned Indonesian journalist and author.Rosihan Anwar was born in Kubang Nan Dua, West Sumatra. Rosihan received early education at HIS and MULO in Padang. He continued his school to AMS in Yogyakarta and often participated journalism workshop at Columbia University, New York...

. In 1940, he continued his study to RHS in Batavia. In RHS, he joined a student organizations called USI (Unitas Studiosorum Indonesiensis). In April 1942, he returned home because RHS was closed by Japanese. He sold eggs and Japanese language books with his friend to Pati

Pati Regency

Pati is a regency in the northeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Pati.The subdistrict are :# Batangan# Cluwak# Dukuhseti# Gabus# Gembong# Gunungwungkal# Jaken# Jakenan# Juwana# Kayen# Margorejo...

 and Semarang

Semarang

- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...

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Since childhood, he wanted to be a policeman. His role model was Ating Natadikusumah, a policeman who was his father's friend.

Career

When he was inactive as the police, he performed on TVRI

TVRI

Televisi Republik Indonesia Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) (formerly known as Televisi Indonesia (Indonesian Television in English) and Radio Indonesia (Indonesian Radio in English) is a state-owned television station, the oldest television station in...

together with The Hawaiian Seniors band. Sometimes he also performed with his wife, Merry Hoegeng and his daughter, Reny Hoegeng.