Dora Marie Sigar (21 September 1919 – 23 December 2008) was an Indonesian nurse, activist and homemaker. She was best known for being the mother of Prabowo Subianto, the eighth president of Indonesia.
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Early life
Sigar was born on 21 September 1919 in Langowan, Minahasa Regency, as the daughter of Philip Frederik Laurens Sigar (1885–1946), a government official and member of Volksraad, and Cornelie Emilia Maengkom (1888–1946). They both came from bureaucratic families. Sigar was of mixed Minahasan and German descent.
Education
At the age of 12, Sigar moved to the Netherlands to continue her education at the Christelijk Hogere Burgerschool in Utrecht. She already showed her intelligence at a young age. There, she studied post-surgical nursing and became active in student activities advocating for Indonesian rights, shaping her outlook as an educated and dedicated woman.