Hasjim Djalal

Hasjim Djalal was an Indonesian diplomat who served as Ambassador to Germany, Canada, and the United Nations. Djalal was born in Ampek Angkek, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, on 25 February 1934. He was an expert on international law of the sea, and the chairman and president of the International Seabed Authority. He received his master's and doctorate in international law focusing on maritime issues from the University of Virginia, where he was the university's first Indonesian student. Djalal was the father of Dino Patti Djalal, the former Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister.