Marie Muhammad ( 3 April 1939 &ndash; 11 December 2016 ) was an Indonesian politician and philanthropist . He served as the Minister of Finance under President Suharto from 1993 to 1998 . He also served as the Chair of the Indonesian Red Cross Society from 1998 to 2009 . During his period as Chair of Indonesian Red Cross , the major 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated Aceh and Nias . As Chair , he travelled to disaster areas and was active in arranging effective coordination between the Indonesian Red Cross and the national Indonesian Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Aceh
major 2004 earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Marie Muhammad