Adjie Massaid, Indonesian actor, under-23 national football team manager and politician, died from a heart attack he was , 43.

Raden Pandji Chandra Pratomo Samiadji Massaid , also known as Adjie Massaid, was an Indonesian actor, model, and politician died from a heart attack he was , 43.. He was a member of the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) in 2004-2009 and 2009-2014 from the Democratic Party.


(August 7, 1967 – February 5, 2011)

Early life and career

Adjie was born in Jakarta, the second of the three children of Raden Pandji Sujono Tjondro Adiningrat. He was of Javanese-Madurese-Dutch descent.^[1] Adjie spent his childhood in Rawamangun, Jakarta Timur. In 1975, when he was in the 4th grade of elementary school, he and his family moved to the Netherlands. During his adolescence, he joined Ajax Amsterdam Juniors.^[2]
Adjie started his career as a catwalk model.^[3] His debut in acting started in the wide screen film works by Garin Nugroho, Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti (Love In a Piece of Bread).^[3]

Political career

Adjie began his career in politics by joining the Democratic Party, led by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in 2004. With the Democrat Party victory in 2004 election, Adjie was chosen to be the member of House of Representatives (DPR) for the Democratic Party. In the second period of Yudhoyono's government, he was chosen for the second time as a member of Komisi V DPR 2009-2014. Besides being active as a politician, Adjie was also the U-23 national pre-Olympics soccer team manager.^[4]

Personal life

Adjie married the singer Reza Artamevia on 9 February 1999. From this marriage, they had 2 children, named Zahwa and Aaliya. They were divorced in 17 January 2005, Adjie regained custody of his two children.^[1][5] Adjie built a relationship with Angelina Sondakh and they married in 29 April 2009.^[6] They had one child named Keanu Jabaar Massaid, born on 9 September 2009.
Adjie Massaid died in Jakarta on Friday, 4 February 2011, at around 11 pm.

Filmography

• "Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti" (1990)
• "Rini Tomboy" (1991)
• "Asmara" (1992)
• "Pengantin Cinta" (2010)

Soap opera

• "Buku Harian I"
• "Buku Harian II"
• "Buku Harian III"
• "Janji Hati"
• "Merah Hitam Cinta"

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