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who the hell jamal ......(there's no hell name jamal....)
what's the name...
Jamal taken from arabic, this one means beauty. Jamil is beautiful for male and Jamilah is beautiful for female. when the full name is jamaludin, the mean's nothing but the beauty of faith. a Syrian scholar (woman) said it's mean the beauty of nature... Wiartakusumah is the late grand father's name. Mang is abbreviation of Mamang, sundanese language for uncle.
family matter

Born ciamis west java on August 7, 1967. First son of five brothers. husband of Dian 'Iyank' Anggraeni and father of lovely Tiziana 'Tizzy' Minerva & Divina Farsiris Vega.

education

Graduated from Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design ITB majoring Interior Design (1988-1994, thesis on Post-modern influence on Interior Design),

graduate-course on furniture design in Kunstakademiet Arkitekskole Copenhagen Denmark (1997)

Master from Design Departement ITB (1998-2001, thesis on Scandinavian design, case study Danes Furniture Design in Modern Design Discourse).

occupation

a lecturer in Interior Design Department, Faculty of Art & Design,Institut Teknologi Nasional (Itenas) Bandung.

social activities
President of Perceka Foundation, funded by Sundanese Community on Internet, mailing-list urangsunda@yahoogroups.com. the foundation focus' is on developing cultural awareness, human resources, by publishing sundanese books, community-based rural library development and gives tuition fee scholarship for elementary school students in west java.

publication

team writer with Prof. Imam Buchori Z, Yasraf A. Piliang, Desain Meningkatkan Mutu Produk, Pusat Desain Nasional (National Design Center), Jakarta 1998

team editor, Sajak, Banyol jeung Sajabana (in sundanese language) Yayasan Perceka Bandung 2002

team editor, Sura-seuri Siga Sero (in sundanese language) Yayasan Perceka, Bandung 2002