The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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Soeh<strong>and</strong>a Ijas<br />
1981-1986<br />
Mr Soeh<strong>and</strong>a Ijas served as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> between November 1981<br />
<strong>and</strong> October 1986. Before joining <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>, Mr Ijas was <strong>the</strong> Secretary<br />
General <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Indonesian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> since his election in 1966. On an international level, he<br />
has represented <strong>the</strong> Indonesian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> at numerous different statutory <strong>and</strong> regional<br />
meetings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Movement. Mr Ijas was also a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Working Group on <strong>the</strong><br />
Revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Statues <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> International <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>. Outside <strong>the</strong> Movement, he worked in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Indonesian government as Minister <strong>of</strong> Foreign Affairs from 1952 until 1954 <strong>and</strong> was also<br />
a practicing lawyer. He was born on October 13 th , 1925 <strong>and</strong> died on October 16 th 1988. 94<br />
94 “Death <strong>of</strong> Two Eminent <strong>Member</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Movement”, International Review <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>, Volume 28,<br />
Issue 267, December 1988. Pgs. 558-559.<br />
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