Rosihan Anwar
Rosihan Anwar | |
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_p10.jpg) Anwar, c. 1955 | |
| Born | 10 May 1922 Kubang Nan Dua, Sumatra's West Coast, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 14 April 2011 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, editor, actor |
| Notable credit(s) | Siasat magazine and Pedoman newspaper, several books |
Rosihan Anwar (10 May 1922 – 14 April 2011) was a renowned Indonesian journalist and author.
Rosihan Anwar was born in Kubang Nan Dua,
Rosihan also acted in several movies such as Lagi-lagi Krisis (Crisis Again), Karmila, and Tjoet Nja’ Dien. [1]
Rosihan Anwar was not interested in power, but was more a man of conscience and culture. He wrote critiques in local and foreign media. He was one of the founders of the National Film Company (Perfani). He was well known as a writer, and published 30 books and wrote hundreds of articles, mostly in Indonesian. The last book he wrote, Petite Histoire Indonesia, is about Indonesian history.
He also translated
Rosihan Anwar died in Jakarta on 14 April 2011, of heart failure due to old age. [2]
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