How tall is B. J. Habibie?

B. J. Habibie's listed height was 162 cm (5'4"). He was taller than about 67% of men in Indonesia.

Where 162 cm sits among men in Indonesia

Taller than about 67% of men in Indonesia born in 1936 (average 159.1 cm).

About B. J. Habibie

B. J. Habibie, born Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie on 25 June 1936 in Parepare, was an Indonesian statesman, engineer, scientist and inventor. He came from Sulawesi and had Bugis-Gorontalese and Javanese ancestry.

Before entering government, Habibie contributed to the making of Indonesia's first domestic airplane, the IPTN N-250, and was granted the title Father of Technology. He was inaugurated as the seventh vice president in March 1998. A little over two months later he succeeded Suharto, who resigned after 32 years in office. As president he liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws, ended Indonesian occupation of East Timor, and held an early democratic election three years sooner than scheduled.

Habibie stood at a listed 162 cm (5'4"). He served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999, and his 517-day presidency was the shortest in Indonesian history. He died on 11 September 2019.

Frequently asked

How tall is B. J. Habibie in feet and inches? B. J. Habibie was 5'4" tall, which is 162 cm, 63.8 inches or 1.62 m.

Is B. J. Habibie tall for men in Indonesia? At 162 cm he was taller than about 67% of men in Indonesia born in 1936, whose average height is 159.1 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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