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Soekiman Wirjosandjojo (EYD: Sukiman Wiryosanjoyo; 19 June 1898 – 23 July 1974) was an Indonesian politician and physician who served as the sixth prime minister of Indonesia from his appointment in April 1951 until his resignation in April 1952. A member of the Masyumi Party, Soekiman previously served as a cabinet minister in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Mohammad Hatta and the emergency cabinet of Finance Minister Sjafruddin Prawiranegara. Additionally, Soekiman was a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee and People's Representative Council.

Soekiman was born in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies, on 19 June 1899. He graduated from the STOVIA medicine school in 1923, and later moved to the Netherlands to pursue further education. There, he attended Amsterdam University, where he became a member of the Perhimpoenan Indonesia association in 1925. He graduated in 1926, and returned to the East Indies, where he became a physician at a hospital in Yogyakarta. In 1930, he left this position to pursue a career in politics. He became the leader of the Indonesian Islamic Union Party, before leaving the party in 1933, to form the Indonesian Islamic Party. In 1945, Soekiman became a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence and was one of the modernist leaders who took control of Masyumi party, eventually becoming the chairman of the party's legislative council.

After the collapse of the Natsir Cabinet in April 1951, he was appointed formateur by President Sukarno, together with Indonesian National Party (PNI) Chairman Sidik Djojosukarto to form a new cabinet. He was appointed prime minister by Sukarno, and he took office on 27 April 1951.