Myuran Sukumaran

Quick Facts

Full Name	Myuran Sukumaran
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Apr 17, 1981(1981-04-17)
Age	43
Date Of Death	April 29, 2015, Nusa Kambangan Island, Indonesia
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Myuran Sukumaran Biography

Myuran Sukumaran is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on April 17, 1981 in London, England, United Kingdom.

Myuran Sukumaran (17 April 1981 – 29 April 2015) was an Australian man, who was convicted in Indonesia of drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Sukumaran was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta with three others. Police found 334 g (11.8 oz) of heroin in a suitcase in the room. According to court testimonies of convicted drug mules, Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were the co-ringleaders of the heroin-smuggling operation from Indonesia to Australia. After a criminal trial, Sukumaran was sentenced on 14 February 2006 by the Denpasar District Court to execution by firing squad.

After dropping out of university in the first year of his course, Sukumaran worked as a mail-room clerk at State Street Corporation, an American investment bank, and at the passport office in Sydney. He started using drugs and, attracted by fast cars, nightclubs and instant rewards, got involved in drug selling after a university friend introduced him to the criminal world. Sukumaran met Andrew Chan at a friend’s party in 2002 and got involved in smuggling drugs from Indonesia to Australia.

Myuran Sukumaran Net Worth

Myuran Sukumaran is one of the richest Painter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Myuran Sukumaran 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sukumaran was born on 17 April 1981 in London. He was the eldest child of Sam and Raji Sukumaran who are Hindus of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Sukumaran had a brother (Chintu) and a sister (Brintha). The family moved to Australia in 1985 and lived in Auburn, a western suburb of Sydney. Sukumaran was educated at Homebush Boys High School where he was known as “Myu.” Although Andrew Chan also attended Homebush the pair were four years apart and mixed in different circles. Sukumaran told a psychiatrist that he faced bullying and racism at school. Only in his adolescence did he start making friends, mostly Chinese and Vietnamese, and started to feel accepted.

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Julian McMahon, a Melbourne human rights lawyer who took over the case in 2006 on a pro-bono basis, appealed against the severity of Sukumaran’s sentence to the Indonesian Supreme Court. During the appeal hearings, it was revealed that the governor of Kerobokan Prison described Sukumaran and Chan as model prisoners and that Sukumaran and Chan have a positive influence on other prisoners. In the meantime, the Australian Government elected to not intervene until the outcome of the appeals was known.

Facts & Trivia

Yunis Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Myuran Sukumaran celebrates birthday on April 17 of every year.

On 24 January 2006, prosecutors called for the death penalty to be handed down on Sukumaran, the first time a demand of death was put forward by prosecutors for any of the Bali Nine. Days later, prosecutors advanced the same call followed for Chan. Prosecutors told a Bali court there was no reason to show any leniency towards Sukumaran because he helped organise the heroin smuggling operation. Prosecutors also claim Sukumaran and Chan strapped heroin to the bodies of the fellow accused. Indonesian police identified Sukumaran as one of the main players in what they say was a major smuggling ring.

What did Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran do?

According to court testimonies of convicted drug mules, Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were the co-ringleaders of the heroin-smuggling operation from Indonesia to Australia. After a criminal trial, Sukumaran was sentenced on 14 February 2006 by the Denpasar District Court to execution by firing squad.

Why was Andrew Chan sentenced to death?

Found guilty of drug trafficking , on 14 February 2006 three judges in the Denpasar District Court sentenced Chan to death by firing squad.

Did any of the Bali 9 get executed?

The Bali Nine were nine Australians convicted for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin out of Indonesia in April 2005. The heroin was valued at around A$4 million and was bound for Australia. Ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and executed on 29 April 2015.

Where is Scott rush now?

Matthew James Norman, 34, and Si Yi Chen, 36, are held in Bali’s Kerobokan prison while Scott Rush, 35, is in the Bangli Narcotics jail in Bali’s north.

Is Andrew Chan alive?

April 29, 2015