Moehadji Widjaja (1930/1931 – 15 April 1985) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as Mayor of Surabaya between 1979 and 1984.

Moehadji Widjaja
Mayor of Surabaya
In office
27 January 1979 – 20 June 1984
Preceded bySoeparno
Succeeded byPoernomo Kasidi
Personal details
Born1930 or 1931
Died15 April 1985 (aged 54)
Surabaya, Indonesia

Career

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Widjaja held a rank of colonel in the Indonesian Military Police Corps.[1]

Before becoming the mayor of Surabaya, Widjaja served as chairman of the Malang city council. He was sworn in as Mayor on 27 January 1979.[2] Under his own admission, there was not a lot of physical development within the city in the first two years of his tenure, partly due to lack of funding in the municipal budget. For a number of development projects of the villages within the city's boundaries, funding was provided by both the municipal government and local contributions.[3] He was replaced by Poernomo Kasidi on 20 June 1984.[4]

He died in his Surabaya home on 15 April 1985 from a heart attack.[1] He was buried at the 10 November 1945 Heroes' Cemetery in Surabaya.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bekas walikota Surabaya Drs Moehadji tutup usia". Kompas (in Indonesian). 19 April 1985. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Drs Muhadji Widjaja, Walikotamadya Baru Surabaya". Kompas (in Indonesian). 30 January 1979. Retrieved 8 October 2021. Drs. Moehadji Widjaja (48 tahun) dengan jabatan terakhir Ketua DPRD Kotamadya Malang, dilantik menjadi Walikotamadya/KDH Tingkat II Surabaya tanggal 27 Januari
  3. ^ Mimbar Departemen Dalam Negeri (in Indonesian). 1981. p. 37.
  4. ^ "Penyerahan Jabatan". Tempo (in Indonesian). 30 June 1984. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Makam Bekas Wali Kota Surabaya Turut Terancam". JPNN (in Indonesian). 26 March 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2021.