- Jaya Suprana
Jaya Suprana, born Liauw Kok Tjiang (born
January 27 1949 ), is anIndonesia ncomposer , pianist, businessman, and television presenter.Suprana was born in
Denpasar ,Bali to Lambang and Lily Suprana; he is of Chinese descent but grew up within Javanese culture. He is married to Julia Suprana and has no biological children. He studied music atMusikhochschule Muenster andFolkwanghochsule Essen ,West Germany , between 1967 and 1976, and since then has given piano recitals worldwide, as well as composing his own music. He also presents his own national weekly talkshow called the "Jaya Suprana Show".He has been President Director of
PT Jamu Jago , one of Indonesia's largest manufacturers ofherbal medicine , since 1983, having worked there as Marketing Director since 1976. Apart from his business and musical activities, he established the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) onJanuary 27 1990 , and is its director. He also founded an orphanage, Panti Asuhan Rotary-Suprana.Suprana claims a PhD degree in philosophy and social sciences from the unaccredited
Pacific Western University . He is the chief commissioner of his family-run medicinal herbs producing firm, PT Jamu Cap Jago, in the Central Java capital ofSemarang . [Basrie, K. (April 3, 1997)Jakarta Post "Humorist Jaya Suprana releases book on notorious errors." Features section, page 7.]
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