Muhammad Hatta Ali
Muhammad Hatta Ali | |
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Official portrait, 2012 | |
| 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia | |
| In office 1 March 2012 – 30 April 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Harifin Tumpa |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Syarifuddin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1950 Parepare, South Sulawesi |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
Muhammad Hatta Ali is the thirteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.
In the election held on 8 February 2012, M. Hatta Ali comfortably won the position of chief justice ahead of four other candidates. He was sworn in as chief justice by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 1 March 2012. Hatta first became a judge in 1982 when he took up a position on the North Jakarta District Court. He was appointed to the High Court in 2003 and then to the Supreme Court in 2007. He was replaced by Muhammad Syarifuddin on 30 April 2020.