Sarimin Reksodihardjo
Javanese bureaucrat and politician
Sarimin Reksodihardjo (17 July 1905 – 1992) was a Javanese bureaucrat and politician.
Born in Wonosobo, Sarimin was employed by the Wedana (district head) of Ajibarang, Central Java after finishing his studies at the OSVIA (academy of governance). After the Indonesian independence, he was appointed as the Regent of Brebes, the head of Agrarian Affairs in the Ministry of Home Affairs, the acting Governor of North Sumatra, and as the Governor of Nusa Tenggara. After he retired from politics, he began involved in business, becoming the President and Director of the Gresik Cement factory.
Early life
Sarimin went to study at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS, Dutch Native School) and Opleiding School Voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren (OSVIA, Training School for Natives Civil Servants), graduating from the latter in 1924.
Career
After he graduated from OSVIA, from 1924 until 1926 he was employed in the office of the Wedana of Ajibarang. He moved from Ajibarang, and 1926 until 1928 he worked as a mantri (expert) in Cilacap, and from 1928 to 1933 he worked as the deputy to the regent's secretary in Cilacap and Kendal. During this time, from 1931 until 1933, he went to study again at the Bestuurschool (Civil Servants School), graduating from the school in 1933.
From 1933 until 1938, he was appointed Assistant Wedana of the Weleri District in Kendal Regency, the Brati District in Grobogan, and the Pulukon District. To make himself eligible for the Wedana position, from 1938 until 1941, he attended the prestigious Bestuursacademie (Civil Servants Academy).
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