{"record":{"aliases":["A.R. Ramly","Abdulrachman Ramly","Abdul Rachman Ramli"],"appointmentIds":["indonesia-b0443a669a3248"],"appointmentsDataset":"https://chanceries.org/diplomats.json","archivalSources":[],"canonicalUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/abdul-rachman-ramly-de3e4e189d/","countrySlug":"indonesia","entityId":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/abdul-rachman-ramly-de3e4e189d/#person","eventIds":[],"expandedParagraphs":["Abdul Rachman Ramly began working in the oil industry during the Japanese occupation, taking a training course at Pangkalan Susu before becoming a drilling foreman. Born in Langsa, Aceh, in 1927, he joined the military police during Indonesia’s independence struggle. Subsequent military education took him to Bandung and Fort Bragg. He combined operational and intelligence work with diplomatic assignments in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York.","Ramly led the state tin company from 1976 and became president director of Pertamina in 1984. At the tin company he reorganized management and dismissed officials implicated in irregularities. On taking charge of Pertamina, he called for tighter accounting, reduced oil losses, more effective refinery operations, and exploration. These assignments preceded his appointment as ambassador to the United States in 1988.","His Washington program included commercial and cultural outreach. In October 1991 the IMF Visitors’ Center scheduled him to discuss Indonesia’s economic challenges and opportunities alongside IMF and World Bank specialists. The embassy also sponsored an exhibition there as part of the Festival of Indonesia in the United States. After returning home in 1993, he became president commissioner of Astra International and later vice president commissioner. He died in Jakarta on 29 July 2017."],"id":"indonesia:abdul rachman ramly","identifiers":{},"legacyPersonIds":[],"legacyUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplomat-de3e4e189dc94f7de26c.html","name":"Abdul Rachman Ramly","notes":[],"paragraphSources":[["ramly-tempo","ramly-obituary"],["ramly-tempo","ramly-agrement"],["ramly-imf","ramly-tempo","ramly-obituary"]],"profileUrl":"diplomat-de3e4e189dc94f7de26c.html","relatedEvents":[],"relatedPeople":[],"relationships":[],"researchStatus":"reviewed","reviewedOn":"2026-10-28","revision":"3d28ae765be1a015","sources":[{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":null,"id":"ramly-tempo","locator":"Biography and UPDATE section","publisher":"Tempo / PDAT, archived by Ahmad Abdul Haq","title":"Abdul Rachman Ramly – Apa dan Siapa Tempo","type":"reference","url":"https://www.ahmad.web.id/sites/apa_dan_siapa_tempo/profil/A/20030617-28-A_2.html"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"1988-07-07","id":"ramly-agrement","locator":"PDF pp. 13–18, especially approval and embassy note","publisher":"Ronald Reagan Presidential Library / National Security Council","title":"Appointment of Major General (Retired) Abdul Rachman Ramly as Ambassador","type":"primary-record","url":"https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/public/2024-04/40-654-6235771-089-004-2023.pdf"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"1991-10","id":"ramly-imf","locator":"PDF pp. 64–65; Indonesian exhibition and economic forum","publisher":"International Monetary Fund, preserved by District of Columbia Office of Zoning","title":"IMF Visitors’ Center calendar, October 1991","type":"primary-record","url":"https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Exhibits/2010/ZC/91-7/Exhibit98.pdf"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"2017-07-29","id":"ramly-obituary","locator":"Family announcement and career summary","publisher":"Aktual","title":"Berita Duka: Mantan Dirut Pertamina A.R. Ramli Meninggal Dunia","type":"contemporary-report","url":"https://aktual.com/berita-duka-mantan-dirut-pertamina-r-ramli-meninggal-dunia/"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"Undated; accessed 2026-10-23","id":"mission-78d157413df555e73547","locator":"Official embassy roster. Individual entries and date ranges retrieved from indexed primary-page excerpts; the page body did not render. These are embassy-listed service dates, not uniformly proven dates of presentation of credentials.","publisher":"","title":"Embassy of Indonesia: List of Indonesian Ambassadors to the U.S.","type":"Mission record","url":"https://kemlu.go.id/en/washington/tentang-perwakilan/list-of-indonesian-ambassadors-to-the-us"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"2017-09","id":"mission-5647b1adf70e3c4ca7da","locator":"Institutional profile identifies Abdul Rachman Ramly as a former chairman of PT Astra International and former ambassador to the United States in its advisory network. Career context; appointment date unresolved.","publisher":"","title":"USINDO institutional profile, September 2017","type":"Mission record","url":"https://usindo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USINDO-Profile_Sept-2017.pdf"}],"topics":["petroleum","state enterprises","economic diplomacy","cultural exchange"]},"schemaVersion":1}