Iskandar Wahidiyat

Iskandar Wahidiyat
Director of the Postgraduate Programme of the University of Indonesia
In office
1989–1996
Preceded byGunawan Ardhi Wardhana
Succeeded byFarid Anfasa Moeloek
Personal details
Born(1932-11-05)November 5, 1932
Serang, West Java, Dutch East Indies
DiedJanuary 30, 2021(2021-01-30) (aged 88)
Jakarta, Indonesia
SpouseWasilah Iskandar
Parent
  • Oesman Joedakoesoemah (father)
EducationUniversity of Indonesia (dr, Dr, Prof)
Academic background
ThesisResearch on Thalassemia in Jakarta (1979)
Doctoral advisorAsri Rasad
Achmad Husen Markum
Academic work
DisciplineMedicine
Sub-disciplinePediatrics

Iskandar Wahidiyat (5 November 1932  30 January 2021) was an Indonesian academic and professor of pediatrics at the University of Indonesia. Iskandar was known for his research on thalassemia, which earned him the 2006 Bakrie Award, and as the head of the first successful conjoined twin surgery team in Indonesia, which earned him an award from the Minister of Education. Iskandar was the director of the University of Indonesia postgraduate program from 1989 to 1996.