Biography : Sudirman
Sudirman Sudirman was raised with stories of heroic deeds and taught the etiquette and ways of the priyayi, or noble caste, as well as the work ethic and simplicity of the wong cilik, or commoners. For his religious education, he studied Islam under Kyai Hajji Qahar with his brother; Sudirman was a religious child, and always prayed on time. He was soon entrusted with performing both the adhan and iqama, or calls to prayer. When he was seven years old, Sudirman was enrolled at a school for natives, where he was an average student. The family, although it had enough to live by, wasn't rich. During his tenure as sub-district head, Cokrosunaryo had not accumulated much wealth, and in Cilacap he became a distributor of Singer sewing machines. In his 5th year of school, Sudirman asked to leave his studies, concerned with the ridicule he faced at the government-run school;[d] this request was at 1st refused, but Sudirman was transferred to a junior high school run by Taman Siswa ...