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Current Data on the Indonesian M ilitary Elite: Selected Biographies The Editors Included below are the biographies of general rank army officers who occupied key positions in Armed Forces' Headquarters, Army Headquarters, and Regional Commands (Kodam) as listed in the October 1994 issue of Indonesia* Important changes that took place since September 1,1994, at the Jakarta Regional Command (Wiranto's replacement of Hendropriyono as Kodam Jaya Commander and Soetiyoso's replacement of Wiranto as Kodam Jaya Chief of Staff) as well as imminent changes at Armed Forces' Headquarters, Army Headquarters, and some of Java's Regional Commands expected in the very near future (above all, R. Hartono's replacement of Wismoyo Arismunandar as Army Chief of Staff; Soeyono's replacement of Mantiri as Armed Forces' Chief of General Staff; and Muchammad Ma'ruf s replacement of R. Hartono as Armed Forces' Chief of the Social and Political Staff) are incorporated as far as we can ascertain as of January 15,1995. Not included below are the biographies of two long-time intelligence officers, First Assistant (Security) to Army Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Kodin, and Deputy Head of the Armed Forces' Intelligence Agency (BIA) Brig. Gen. Soeparno Koesyoso, because we know little of their past military career. Adang Ruchiatna Purwadirdja, Rv Maj. Gen. b. Nov. 24,1943, in Jakarta. Sundanese Muslim. AMN 8,1967 Infantry/Intelligence 67-81 Served as platoon commander in Bukittinggi; intelligence officer in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta; Head, First Section (Intelligence), Korem 031 Pekanbaru; Commander, Infantry Battalion 133 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra. 81-83 Lt. Col. Commander, Kodim in Padang, West Sumatra. 83 Attended Army Staff and Command School. * To accord with general usage, from now on we will be using Roman numerals to designate the numbers of the current Regional Commands, and Arabic numerals for the commands that existed prior to the territorial reor ganization of 1985. 46 The Editors 84-86 Officer seconded to Assistant for Security to Army Chief of Staff. 86 Deputy Assistant for Intelligence to Chief of Staff, Kodam Jaya (Hendropriyono's deputy). 86- 87 Assistant for Intelligence to Chief of Staff, Kostrad First Infantry Division and served in that capacity as Assistant for Intelligence, Security and Operations Command in East Timor (under Mantiri). 87- 88 Colonel. Assistant for Intelligence to Chief of Staff, Kodam IV Diponegoro (under Commander Setiyana and Chief of Staff Surjadi Sudirdja). 88 Attended Armed Forces' Staff and Command School. 91- 92 Commander, Korem 091 Samarinda. 92- 93 Chief of Staff, Kostrad First Infantry Division (under Ilyas Yusuf). 93- 94 Brig. Gen. Commander, Kostrad First Infantry Division. 94- Maj. Gen. Commander, Kodam IX Udayana. Agum Gumelar, Brig. Gen. Sundanese Muslim AMN 9,1968 RPKAD/Intelligence 68-90 With Special Forces Command (Kopassus) 87?-88? Deputy Assistant for Intelligence, Special Forces Command (Kopassus). 88?-90? Colonel. Assistant for Intelligence, Special Forces Command (Kopassus). 90?-92 Assistant for Intelligence to Chief of Staff, Kodam Jaya (under Commander Kentot Harseno and Chief of Staff Haris Sudamo). 92- 93 Commander, Korem 043 Lampung. 93- 94 Brig. Gen. Director, Directorate "A" (Internal Security), Armed Forces' Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS ABRI) (under Arie Sudewo). 93- 94 Commander, Special Forces Command (Kopassus). 94- Chief of Staff, Kodam I Bukit Barisan (under Arie Kumaat). Lt. Gen. (Retired) A. Tahir's son-in-law. When installed as Commander, Korem 043 Lampung, in September 1992, Kentot Harseno, then Kodam Jaya Commander, came from Jakarta to attend the ceremony. Bantu Hardjijo, Maj. Gen. b. July 16,1940, in Temanggung, Javanese Muslim AMN 3,1962 Intelligence ?-92 Brig. Gen. Director, Directorate "E", Armed Forces' Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS ABRI) (under Asmono Arismunandar). 92-94 Maj. Gen. Assistant for Intelligence to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (under Try Sutrisno, Edi Sudradjat, and Feisal Tanjung). 94— Assistant for General Planning to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (under Feisal Tanjung). Current Data on the Indonesian Military Elite 47 Reportedly instrumental in overcoming BAIS resistance to the establishment of the ICMI in 1990. Budi Sujana, Brig. Gen. b. 1944, in Tasikmalaya, Sundanese AMN 6,1965 Infantry 87- 88 Colonel. Commander, Core Infantry Regiment, Kodam V Brawijaya (under Sugeng Subroto). 88- 90 Commander, Korem 091 Balikpapan. 90-92 Commander, Korem 121 Pontianak. 92- 93 Brig. Gen. Chief of Staff, Kodam IV Diponegoro (under Soerjadi and Soeyono). 93- Expert Staff for Social and Political Affairs to Army Chief of Staff (Wismoyo Arismunandar). Dasto, Yacob, Maj. Gen. b. Nov. 11,1941, in Lokseumaweueh, North Aceh, Javanese AMN 6,1965 Infantry 85?-88 Served as Commander, Infantry Brigade 13, Kostrad; Sectoral Commander, Security and Operations Command, East Timor; Assistant for Operations to Chief of Staff, Kodam VII Wirabuana. 88- 89 Commander, Korem 081 Madiun. 89- 90 Attended National Defense Institute (Lemhannas). 90- 92 Brig. Gen. Chief of Staff, Kodam V Brawijaya (under R. Hartono). 92- 93 Chief of Staff, Kostrad (under Kuntara). 93- Maj. Gen. Commander, Kodam VI Tanjungpura. Served in Operasi Seroja in East Timor. Effendi, Sofian, Maj. Gen. b. 1943 in Aceh, Acehnese AMN 5,1964? RPKAD 87-89 Colonel. Deputy Commander, Special Forces Command (Kopassus) (under Kuntara). 89-91 Commander, Korem 011 Lhokseumaweuh. 91- 92 Brig. Gen. Chief of Staff, Kodam I Bukit Barisan (under R. Pramono). 92- 93 Maj. Gen. Commander, Army Infantry Weapons Center. 93 Commander, Kodam VII Wirabuana. 93- Assistant for Operations to Armed Forces' Chief of General Staff (under Mantiri). 48 The Editors Hari Sabarno, Maj. Gen. AMN 6,1965? Infantry 89?-90 Colonel. Assistant for Social and Political Affairs to Chief of Staff, Kodam HI Siliwangi (under Commander Arie Sudewo and Chief of Staff Syamsir Siregar). 90-93 Commander, Korem 063 Cirebon. 93- 94 Brig. Gen. Deputy Assistant for Social and Political Affairs to the Armed Forces Chief for the Social and Political Affairs (under Hariyoto Pringgo Sudirjo). 94- Maj. Gen. Assistant for Social and Political Affairs to the Armed Forces' Chief of the Social and Political Staff (under R. Hartono). Haris Sudamo, Maj. Gen. b. July 17,1941, in Pati, Javanese AMN 6,1965 Infantry 66 Second Lieutenant. Platoon Commander in Binjai, North Sumatra. 66-74 With Kodam 2 Bukit Barisan. 74-85 With Kodam Jaya (Army Staff and Command School, 77; Commander, Infantry Battalion 203, Kodam 5 Jaya, 78-79; Commander, Kodim West Jakarta, 80). 85- 87 Colonel. Commander, First Infantry Brigade in Jakarta. 87 Armed Forces Staff and Command School. 87- 88 Commander, Core Infantry Regiment, Kodam VII Wirabuana (under Nana Narundana). 88- 89 Commander, Korem 084 Surabaya. 89- 90 Brig. Gen. Chief of Staff, Kostrad Second Infantry Division. 90- 93 Chief of Staff, Kodam Jaya (under Kentot Harseno). 93- Maj. Gen. Commander, Kodam V Brawijaya. Hartono, R., Lt. Gen. b. June 10,1941, in Pamekasan, as the son of a clerk at the land tax office. Madurese Muslim AMN 3,1962 Cavalry 62-84 Served, among others, as Commander, Armored Detachment, Kodam 16 Hasanuddin, in Ujungpandang; Commander, Kodim Cirebon; Chief of Staff, Korem 063 Cirebon; Deputy Assistant for Territorial Affairs to Chief of Staff, Kodam 3 Siliwangi; Deputy Commander, Army Cavalry Weapons Center. 84-85 Commander, Korem 041 Palembang. 86- 88 Brig. Gen. Head, Department of Military Technology, Armed Forces' Academy (Akabri). 89- 90 Chief of Staff, Kodam V Brawijaya (under Sugeng Subroto). 90- 93 Maj. Gen. Commander, Kodam V Brawijaya. 93 Commander, Armed Forces Staff and Command School (Sesko ABRI). 93- 94 Governor, National Defense Institute (Lemhannas). 94- 95 Lt. Gen. Armed Forces' Chief of Social and Political Affairs. Current Data on the Indonesian Military Elite 49 95- Army Chief of Staff. Trained at General Staff and Command College, Fort Leavenworth, USA, in 1975. Hendropriyono, Abdullah Makhmud, Maj. Gen. b. May 7,1945, in Yogyakarta, Javanese Muslim AMN 8,1967 RPKAD/Intelligence 67-85 With Special Forces Command (Kopassandha/Kopassus): Served as Commander, Battle Team 13, in West Kalimantan, 67; Company Commander [under Battalion Commander Kentot Harseno], 72; in Kalimantan [under Edi Sudradjat], 74; Assistant for Security to Commander, Kopassus, 85. 85-87 Assistant for Intelligence to Chief of Staff, Kodam Jaya. 87-91 Commander, Kodam 043 Lampung. 91- 92 Director, Directorate "D" (Security, i.e., intra-military surveillance), Armed Forces' Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS ABRI) (under Arie Sudewo). 92- 93 Director, Directorate "A" (Internal Affairs), BAIS ABRI (under Arie Sudewo). 93- 94 Commander, Kodam Jaya. 94- Commander, Army Education and Training Command (Kodiklat). Graduated from SMA Negeri 2 in Jakarta; Intelligence training in Australia, 1970; handled the Warsidi affair in Lampung when Commander, Korem 043 Lampung Hutagaol, Togi Mangara, Ma). Gen. b. Sept. 28,1940, in Pangkal Pinang, Toba Batak Protestant AMN 3,1962 Artillery 83-85? Commander, Korem 023 Sibolga. 85?-87 Commander, Korem 022 Pematang Siantar. 87-91 Commander, Army Artillery Weapons Center. 91- 92 Assistant for Territorial Affairs to Army Chief of Staff (Edi Sudradjat). 92- Fifth Assistant (Planning and Budget) to Army Chief of Staff (Edi Sudradjat and Wismoyo Arismunandar). Ilyas Yusuf, Brig. Gen. Sundanese Muslim AMN 6,1965 Infantry ?-88 Commander, Core Infantry Regiment, Kodam I Bukit Barisan (under Asmono Arismunandar). 88-90 Commander, Korem 064 Serang. 90- 91 Commander, Korem 061 Bogor. 91- 93 Commander, Kostrad First Infantry Division. 50 The Editors 93- 94 Commander, Army Center for Operations Systems Development (Pusbangsisops). 94- Deputy Commander, Army Education and Training Command (Hendropriyono's deputy). Imam Utomo, Maj. Gen. b. in Jombang, Javanese AMN 6,1965 Infantry 87- 88 Colonel. Assistant for Personnel to Chief of Staff, Kodam V Brawijaya. 88- 89 Officer seconded to the Personnel Section, Armed Forces' General Staff. 89- 92 Commander, Korem 084 Surabaya. 92- 93 Brig. Gen. Chief of Staff, Kodam V Brawijaya (under R. Hartono and Haris Sudamo).