A.H. Nasution’s Passion in Writing
Abdul Haris Nasution became the most prolific writer among Indonesia’s retired generals. The old passion was reignited by the country’s shifting political winds.
M. Faiz Zaki
August 18, 2025
TO Prabowo Satriyo Gondokusumo, the 20-square-meter room tucked into the corner of the former family home of Abdul Haris Nasution looks much as it did decades ago. A bookcase still lines the right-hand wall. The 73-year-old’s memory drifts back half a century, to his teenage years living with his famous uncle.
“This is where he wrote every day,” Prabowo recalled on Thursday, July 24, 2025, during a visit to the house on Ja
...