DESIGN OF GARUDA PANCASILA (SYMBOL STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA)
Sultan Hamid II, he was born Syarif Abdul Hamid Alkadrie, the eldest son of the 6th Sultan of Pontianak, Sultan Syarif Muhammad Alkadrie (born in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, July 12, 1913 - died in Jakarta, 30 March 1978 at age 64) Designer of the State of Indonesia, Garuda Pancasila.
In his body flows Arab-Indonesian blood. He was married to a Dutch-born Dutch woman, who gave her two children now living in the Netherlands.
"The story of Sultan Hamid II (12 July 1913-30 March 1978) as the designer of the symbol of Garuda Pancasila is a saga paradox. Although present as a delegate in the Round Table Conference which paved the way to the surrender of Indonesian Sovereignty on December 27, 1949. The former State Minister in the first RIS cabinet was accused of masterminding the Westerling incident and allegedly planning the assassination of Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX. The court sentenced 10 years in prison on the charges. "That's where his name runs out. He is considered a traitor, "said historian Taufik Abdullah during an interview with BBC Indonesia in June 2014. Garuda Pancasila, which until now firmly as a symbol of the country is a refinement of the idea of Sultan Hamid II design after the design contest put aside the design of Garuda Pancasila version Muhamad Yamin. After experiencing revisions here and there then Garuda Pancasila which we are now inaugurated on February 11, 1950 as the symbol of the country. Four days later at Hotel Des Indes (now the Merlin Ambassador) the Garuda Pancasila emblem was first introduced to the wider public. "