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Sundar Pichai - Google's New CEO

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Sundar Pichai - Google's New CEO . Pichai Sundarajan, or better known as the Sundar Pichai was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google on 10 August 2015 by Larry Page since the founding of the parent company Alphabet and Larry Page as its CEO. Pichai Born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India in 1972 from Tamil Lakshmi & Regunatha Pichai couple. His father Regunatha Pichai is a senior electrical engineer for the British conglomerate General Electric Company (GEC) and runs a factory that makes electrical components. Sundar grew up in a two-room apartment on 46th Street, 7th Avenue, in Ashok Nagar, Madras. He married Anjali and had a daughter. Sundar Pichai completes Class X at the Jawahar Vidyalaya school located in Ashok Nagar, Chennai, and completes Class XII of the Vana Vani school located on the IIT campus of Chennai. Pichai gets a degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) in Metallurgical Engineering. Professor Sundar at...

Biography of Pieter Both - First VOC Governor

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Biography of Pieter Both - First VOC Governor . Pieter Both The 1st Governor General of the Dutch East Indies Term of office: December 19, 1610 - November 6, 1614 Pieter Both was the first VOC representative in the Indies and the first Governor-General of the Indies. He reigned between 1610 and 1614. Following his assignment as a prime maritime officer in the Dutch East Indies (1599-1601), Pieter Both, born in Amersfoort, The Netherlands 1568, was appointed 'supreme ruler' in November 1609 with the primary task of creating a trade monopoly between the island islands of the Indies Dutch only with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and not with other countries, especially England. And Pieter Both began by establishing trading posts in Banten and Jakarta (1610). List: Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Pieter Both held the post of Governor General of the Dutch East Indies from 19 December 1610 to 6 November 1614. And he succeeded Entered into trade agreemen...

Biography of Sunan Giri

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Biography of Sunan Giri . Biography of Sunan Giri. Known as Raden Paku, Prabu Satmata, Sultan Abdul Faqih, Raden 'Ainul Yaqin and Joko Samudra is the name of one of the Wali Songo who is located in Giri village, Kebomas, Gresik, East Java. He was born in Blambangan (Banyuwangi) in the year of Saka Candra Sengkala "Jalmo orek werdaning quatu" (1365 Saka). And died in the year of Saka Candra Sengkala "Sayu Sirno Sucining Sukmo" (1428 Saka) in the village of Giri, Kebomas, Gresik. Sunan Giri is also the descendant of Rasulullah SAW; Through the line of Husayn ibn Ali, Ali Zainal Abidin, Muhammad Al-Baqir, Ja'far Ash-Shadiq, Ali al-Uraidhi, Muhammad al-Naqib, Isa ar-Rummi, Ahmad Al-Muhajir, Ubaidullah, Alwi Awwal, Muhammad Sahibus Saumiah, Alwi ats-Tsani, Ali Khali 'Qasam, Muhammad Shahib Mirbath, Alwi Ammi al-Faqih, Abdul Malik (Ahmad Khan), Abdullah (al-Azhamat) Khan, Ahmad Shah Jalal (Jalaluddin Khan), Jamaluddin Akbar al- Husaini (Maulana Akbar), Maul...

Biography of Sunan Kalijaga

Biography of Sunan Kalijaga . His real name is Joko Said who was born around 1450 AD His father was Arya Wilatikta, Duke of Tuban. Arya Wilatikta is the descendant of the legendary rebel of Majapahit, Ronggolawe. The famous narrative says that Duke of Arya Wilatikta has embraced Islam since before the birth of Joko Said. But as a Muslim, he is known to be cruel and very indifferent to the central government of Majapahit who embraces Hinduism. He imposed high taxes on the people. Young Joko Said who disagrees with his father's policies as Duke often disobeys his father's policies. Joko Said's disobedience to his father reached its peak as he unloaded the dairy barns and distributed rice from inside the barn to the people of Tuban Then it was in a state of famine due to a drought. Because of his actions, his father then 'held a trial' to try Joko Said and ask the reason for his actions. The opportunity was not wasted by Joko Said to tell his father that, for religious...

Biography of Sunan Gunung Jati

Biography of Sunan Gunung Jati . The original name is Syech Syarief Hidayatulloh who was born in 1448 AD. Syarief Hidayatulloh Syarief's father Syarief Abdullah, a 17th of Egyptian descent Rosulullah SAW, titled Sultan Maulana Muhamad, Syech Syarief Hidayatullah's mother is Nyai Rara Santang and after converting to Islam changed its name to Sharifah Muda'im is Princess Prabu Siliwangi from the kingdom of Padjadjaran. Syech Syarief Hidayatullah traveled to study Islam and arrived in Cirebon in 1470 AD. Syech Syarief Hidayatullah with his support, Tumenggung Cerbon Sri Manggana Cakrabuana aka Prince Walangsungsang and supported by Demak Kingdom, was crowned King Cerbon with Maulana Jati title in 1479. Since then the construction of the infrastructure of the Kingdom of Cirebon was later built with the help of Sunan Kalijaga, Architects Demak Raden Sepat, namely Keraton Pakungwati, Sang Cipta Rasa Great Mosque, seafront road between Keraajaan Pakungwati and Amparan Jati an...