Ismeth Wibowo Grandson of Djuanda

IndonesianTalk.com — Soemitro Djojohadikusumo Library Opens to Preserve Indonesia’s Financial Legacy Ismeth Wibowo, grandson of the late Indonesian statesman Ir. H. Djuanda Kartawidjaja, attended the inauguration of the Soemitro Djojohadikusumo Library at the Ministry of Finance’s AA Maramis Building in Central Jakarta on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara led the inauguration ceremony, which brought together senior government officials, financial sector representatives and family members of several of Indonesia’s former finance ministers. The library, housed in the recently renovated AA Maramis Building in the Lapangan Banteng area, is intended to preserve the intellectual legacy of the country’s finance ministers and strengthen the ministry’s institutional memory. For Ismeth, the initiative goes beyond collecting books and historical documents. It offers an opportunity to ensure that the ideas, experiences and public service values of previous generations remain accessible to future policymakers and the wider public. “The library not only brings together the…