TNI Commander 1999–2002; Coordinating Minister for Security 2004–2009

Widodo Adi Sutjipto, known as Widodo AS, was an Indonesian admiral who served as Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) from 1999 to 2002, the first to come from the Navy. He was later Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs from 2004 to 2009. He died at his home in Jakarta on 24 October 2026, aged 82.

Born in Boyolali, Central Java, on 1 August 1944, he was buried with military honours at the Kalibata Heroes’ Cemetery.

Life in brief

  1. 1944Born in Boyolali, Indonesia
  2. 2026 Died in Jakarta, Indonesia, aged 82

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Published 25 October 2026 Widodo Adi Sutjipto, Indonesia’s first Navy chief of the armed forces, dies at 82 Widodo AS led the TNI during the reform era under President Abdurrahman Wahid and later served as security minister under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He was buried at Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery. Read the full report →

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