On, Suharto publicly announced his resignation and Habibie was immediately sworn in as president. Habibie was elected vice president in March 1998. In 1978, he was appointed as Minister of Research and Technology. Two years later, in 1976, Habibie was made Chief Executive Officer of the new state-owned enterprise Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN).
Habibie initially served as a special assistant to Ibnu Sutowo, the CEO of the state oil company Pertamina. In 1974, Suharto requested Habibie to return to Indonesia as part of Suharto’s drive to develop the country. In 1974, he was promoted to vice president of the company. He worked for Messerschmit on the development of the Airbus A-300B aircraft. There, he developed theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively. Habibie did accept a position with Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm in Hamburg. Due to his work with Makosh, the head of train constructions offered his position to Habibie upon his retirement three years later, but Habibie refused. Habibie worked on two projects which received funding from Deutsche Bundesbahn. When Habibie’s minimum wage salary forced him into part-time work, he found employment with the Automotive Marque Talbot, where he became an advisor. In May 1963 they had their first son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and Habibie and his wife settled in Aachen for a short period before moving to Oberforstbach. The two married on, returning to Germany shortly afterwards. During this time, he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the daughter of R.Mohamad Besari. In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave.
In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving him the title Diplom-Ingenieur. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrstuhl und Institut für Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral When he was 14 years old, Habibie’s father died.įollowing his father’s death, Habibie continued his studies in Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo of Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. He was the Third President of the Republic of Indonesia (1998–1999).
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