Former Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Zaenal Ma'arif Died At The Age Of 67

JAKARTA - Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Zaenal Ma'arif died at the age of 67. Zaenal died from the illness he had suffered over the past few years.

Zaenal's wife, Rohana, said her husband died after undergoing treatment at two different hospitals.

After being treated at the PKU Muhammadiyah Surakarta Hospital and then being transferred to Dr Moewardi Hospital, Zaenal finally died on Wednesday, February 15 at 22.00 WIB.

"First, at the PKU Hospital for five days, then there must be action in the brain. Lack of treatment in PKU continues to be transferred to Moewardi," he said in Solo, Central Java, Thursday, February 16, and was confiscated by Antara.

He said Zaenal Ma'arif had served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 2004-2009 period, but later resigned in 2007.

Rohana said that after retiring from the Indonesian House of Representatives, Zaenal had attended school again until his career as a lecturer at Muhammadiyah University Surakarta (UMS).

"Activities are back at the UMS. But he feels that he prefers to rest, maybe there is something (something, ed.). So he meets friends every day for social gathering, happy (happy). Just meet lots of friends," he said.

Meanwhile, despite serving as Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Zaenal, who has also been a lecturer, has always supported his wife's career.

"We both have a career, supporting each other. Thank God the children are also under control," he said.