Take A Peek At The Mustika Ratu's Business That Runs On The Exchange Stage Until Its Founder Mooryati Soedibyo Leaves

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JAKARTA - The female entrepreneur and founder of the beauty care product company PT Mustika Ratu Tbk, namely Mooryati Soedibyo, died at the age of 96 on Wednesday, at 01.00 WIB.

The news was conveyed by Tantowi Yahya in an upload on his Instagram account, @tantowiyahyaofficial.

"Has passed away to his lap, Mrs. DR.HBRA. Mooryati Soedibyo on Wednesday, April 24, at 01.00 WIB in the morning at the age of 96 years (January 5, 1928 - April 24, 2024). Innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun. Goodbye Mrs. Moor. May all mother's deeds of worship and kindness during her life will ease mother's steps back to her lap. I testify that mother is a good person who has done a lot for this nation," wrote Tantowi in an upload on his Instagram account.

According to information circulating, Mooryati will be buried at the funeral home on Jalan Mangunsarkoro Number 69, Menteng, Central Jakarta.

The body is planned to be buried at the funeral home in Tapos, Bogor.

For information, Mooryati Soedibyo was born on January 5, 1928 (96 years old) in the cities of Surakarta and Mooryati are one of the grandchildren of the King of Kasunanan Surakarta Paku Buwono X. In addition, Mooryati Soedibyo is also known as the founder of the Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa (TSRH).

Since the age of 3 years, Mooryati has lived in the Surakarta Palace, which is known as a source of Javanese culture.

In the palace, he received traditional education that emphasizes traditional manners, classical dance arts, kerjungan, batik, ngadi saliro ngadi busono, recognizes plants with efficaciousities, mix herbal medicine, and traditional cosmetics from natural ingredients, Javanese literary language, songs with mocopat laggam, ancient Javanese characters, and other arts fields.

Mooryati Soedibyo started his business by building his herbal medicine and cosmetics business on a small scale in 1973 and in 1975 finally founded PT Mustika Ratu Tbk. (MRAT).

Reporting from the official website of PT Mustika Ratu Tbk. (MRAT), this company was founded since 1975 and is a guide in the beauty pageant of Puteri Indonesia.

In 1978, Mustika Ratu products began to be distributed to painting salons to various areas such as Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya, Bandung, and Medan.

After that, in 1995, Mustika Ratu began to go public by conducting an Initial Public Offering (IPO) by listing her shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with the stock code MRAT.

Since 2000, Mustika Ratu has started expanding its business by offering its products to Southeast Asian countries to other parts of the world.

Through Mustika Ratu, Mooryati Soedibyo became a pioneer in the beauty, herbal and health product industry both at the national and global levels.

Meanwhile, the establishment of Mustika Ratu originated from the hobby of Mooryati Soedibyo drinking herbal medicine based on the herbal ingredients of the Surakarta Palace recipe which was originally given to his friends, eventually turned into a business.

In its development, Mustika Ratu produces various beauty and health products marketed in Indonesia and has been exported to foreign countries for approximately 20 countries, including Southeast Asia, Russia, the Netherlands, Japan, South Africa, the Middle East, Malaysia, Brunei and the United States.

In addition, its products have also developed, which at first products were only for parents to their teenage daughters. Now it has increased to 800 products, ranging from toddlers, general, super, and premium.

Mooryati Soedibyo is also known as the founder of the Puteri Indonesia Foundation and the originator of the Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant in 1992.

In addition, Mooryati Soedibyo also briefly entered politics and served as Deputy Chair of the MPR for the period 2004 to 2009 in the era of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Meanwhile, Mooryati Soedibyo became the people's representative through the DPD route. Apart from being the Deputy Chair of the MPR, Mooryati Soedibyo also sits as a member of the DPD Ad Hoc III Committee, which includes in charge of education, health and welfare issues, including the welfare of women.

For information, shares of PT Mustika Ratu Tbk. (MRAT) increased 2 points or 0.50 percent to Rp400.