Semaun

Semaun
Semaun c. 1955
Born1899
Curahmalang, Sumobito, Jombang, East Java, Dutch East Indies
Died7 April 1971(1971-04-07) (aged 71–72)
Burial place
Gununggansir Public Cemetery, Beji, Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia
OccupationsGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Indonesia
Politician
Political party
Sarekat Islam
Communist Party of Indonesia
Murba Party

Semaun (1899–1971), also spelled Semaoen, was the first chairman of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and was a leader of the Semarang branch of the Sarekat Islam.