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Muhammad Yasin

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Muhammad Yasin
Personal details
Born(1920-06-09)9 June 1920
Baubau, Southeast Celebes
Died3 May 2012(2012-05-03) (aged 91)
Jakarta
SpouseSiti Aliyah Kessing
Children4
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia
Military service
AllegianceIndonesia
Branch/serviceNational Police Agency
RankCommissaries general
UnitSpecial Police Troops
Battles/warsBattle of Surabaya (1945)
Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949)

Commissaries general Muhammad Jasin (9 June 1920 – 3 May 2012) was a National Hero of Indonesia and died on 3 May 2012 in RS Polri Kramat Jati.[1] and he was buried in Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata. He received National Hero of Indonesia title, with Bernard Wilhem Lapian, Mas Isman, I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung and Ki Bagus Hadikusumo, by President Joko Widodo on 5 November 2015.[2]

In late 1945, Police Inspector, 'Muhammad Yasin', command a special police corps at Surabaya, named "Pasukan Polisi Istimewa" (Special Police Troops) with the task of disarming remnants of the Japanese Imperial Army and protecting the chief of state and the capital city. Yasin's special troops was fought in the revolution and was the first Indonesian military police unit to engage in the Battle of Surabaya (1945).

References

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  1. ^ "Muhammad Yasin, Bapak Brimob Polri Meninggal Dunia". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  2. ^ Fatimah, Susi (2015-11-10). "Moehammad Jasin, Polisi Pertama Dapat Gelar Pahlawan". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-22.