Bambang Suharto
Bambang Suharto | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Usra Hendra Harahap |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1966 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
| Education | Airlangga University Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey |
Bambang Suharto (born 12 April 1966) is an Indonesian diplomat who is currently serving as ambassador to Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, and the ECOWAS since 24 March 2025.
Early life and education
[edit]Bambang was born on 12 April 1966. He studied international relations at the Airlangga University in 1984, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1990. He then pursued his master's degree in international politics at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey from 1995 to 1997.[1]
Career
[edit]After receiving his bachelor's degree, Bambang briefly worked at the Niaga Bank's export import division, before joining the foreign ministry in March 1991. He served as first secretary at the embassy in Helsinki in 2005.[2] From 2012 to 2016, he was the coordinator for economic affairs in the Embassy of Indonesia, Tokyo, with the diplomatic rank of minister counsellor.[3] During his tenure, Indonesia's ambassador to Japan Yusron Ihza Mahendra requested a visa-free access for Indonesian citizens traveling to Japan.[4]
Bambang had a brief stint as the chief of the subdirectorate for forum and institutional cooperation within the Directorate for ASEAN Political Security Cooperation. He was involved in organizing the ASEAN Regional Forum and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly. On 3 January 2017, Bambang was installed as Inspector IV in the foreign ministry's inspectorate general after passing a selection process.[5] He was responsible for internal audits and performance evaluations for diplomatic missions in America and Pacific as well as the directorate general of information and public diplomacy, directorate general of protocol and consular affairs, education and training center, and communication center.[6] In early 2020, Bambang was appointed as consul general in Penang. He arrived on 2 March 2020 and handed his credentials to Governor of Penang Abdul Rahman Abbas eleven days letter. During his tenure, the consulate general introduced an online-based consular queue system called Sinako to improve public service delivery.[7]
In August 2024, President Joko Widodo nominated Bambang as Indonesia's ambassador to Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, and the ECOWAS.[8] He passed a fit and proper test held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year.[9] He was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Imeldha, Selly (April 21, 2025). Fatahuddin, Edwin (ed.). "Mengabdi untuk Negeri, Alumni UNAIR Emban Amanah Dubes RI di Nigeria" [Serving the Nation, UNAIR Alumnus Appointed as Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria]. Universitas Airlangga (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Indonesian Embassy in Finland". Indonesian Embassy in Finland. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ ms (28 October 2012). "Tentang Perwakilan". Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia – Tokyo. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Diredja, Tjahja Gunawan (10 April 2014). "Pemerintah Indonesia Ajukan Permohonan Bebas Visa ke Jepang" [Indonesian Government Requests Visa-Free Access to Japan]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Serah Terima Jabatan Inspektur Wilayah IV" [Handover Ceremony of Inspector for Region IV]. Itjen Kemlu (in Indonesian). Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Struktur Kementerian Luar Negeri" [Structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). 26 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ antaranews.com (2020-12-22). "KJRI Penang luncurkan sistem nomor antrean konsuler". Antara News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ^ Luqman, Kiki (19 August 2024). "Beredar Nama-Nama Calon Duta Besar, Ada Wishnutama yang Diajukan jadi Dubes RI untuk Amerika Serikat" [List of Ambassador Candidates Circulates, Wishnutama Proposed as Indonesian Ambassador to the United States]. Kompas TV (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (17 September 2024). "Ini Daftar Calon Dubes LBBP Ikut Uji Kelayakan di DPR, Ada Junimart Girsang" [Here is the List of Prospective Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors Undergoing Feasibility Test at DPR, Including Junimart Girsang]. detikNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "President Prabowo Appoints 31 New Indonesian Ambassadors". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2025-07-11.