SUSILO BAMBANG
YUDHOYONO
Bambang Yudhoyono is of Javanese descent.
He was born in Tremas, a village in Arjosari, Pacitan Regency, East Java, to a
lower-middle-class family and is the son of Raden Soekotjo and Siti Habibah.
Yudhoyono had wanted to join the army since he was a child.
In school, he developed a reputation as an academic achiever, excelling in
writing poems, short stories, and play-acting[citation needed]. Yudhoyono was
also talented in music and sport, reflected when he and his friends established
a volleyball club called Klub Rajawali
and a band called Gaya Teruna.
When he was in fifth grade, Yudhoyono visited the Indonesian
Armed Forces Academy (AKABRI). After seeing the soldiers training there and
perhaps inspired by his own father's career, Yudhoyono became determined to
join Indonesian Armed
Forces and become a soldier. Yudhoyono planned to enlist after
graduating from high school in 1968; however, he missed the registration
period.. Yudhoyono
then became a student of Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Sepuluh
Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) in
Surabaya before entering the Vocational Education Development Center in Malang, East Java.
There, he was able to prepare everything for the next phase of his education at
Akabri. Yudhoyono officially entered AKABRI in 1970 after passing the test in Bandung.
The name Yudhoyono
is not an inherited surname; most Javanese do not have surnames. Rather,
he chose it for his military name-tag, and it is how he is referred to abroad.[45][46][47] His
children and grandchildren go by the name Yudhoyono, and in formal meetings and functions he is addressed
as Dr. Yudhoyono. In Indonesia, he is referred to in some media as
"Susilo" and is widely known as "SBY".
Yudhoyono lives both in the Presidential Merdeka Palace in Jakarta and his
family residence in Cikeas, Bogor with his
wife, Ani Bambang Yudhoyono. First Lady Ani Yudhoyono holds a political science
degree from Merdeka University,
and was the first vice-chairman of her husband's Democratic Party. She is the
eldest child of General (Ret.) Sarwo
Edhie Wibowo, one of Indonesia's high-profile
generals.
The family's eldest son, Major Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono
(born 1978), graduated from Taruna Nusantara High School in 1997
and the Indonesian Military Academy in 2000 and is a holder of the Adhi Makayasa Medal like his father,
continuing family tradition as the best graduate of the Military Academy. In
July 2006, Agus graduated from the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies,
Singapore with a master's degree in strategic studies, and is currently
studying at Harvard University.[48] Yudhoyono
gave a speech at Harvard Kennedy School in September 2009 and joked that his
son became "another Harvard student working for" him – some of
Yudhoyono's ministers and military generals also went to Harvard.[49] He is
married to Annisa Larasati Pohan,[50]
a fashion model and the daughter of a former Bank Indonesia
vice-president. The couple's daughter, Almira Tunggadewi Yudhoyono, was born on
17 August 2008 He is currently assigned
as Operations Officer of 17th Airborne Infantry Battalion.
The family's younger son, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono (born
1982), received his bachelor degree in Economics from the Curtin
University of Technology, in Perth, Western
Australia[44] and his
Master Degree from the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, Singapore In
the 2009 general election, Edhie was elected as member of Parliament from the
Democratic Party and currently sits as a member of Parliament's Commission 1
dealing with international affairs. He is married to Siti Aliya Radjasa,
daughter of Hatta Rajasa, one of
his father's prominent Cabinet Minister. They have one son, Airlangga Satriadhi
Yudhoyono.
Yudhoyono spent three years at Indonesian Armed Forces
Academy (AKABRI) and became the Commander of the Cadet Corps Division there. He
graduated from AKABRI as second lieutenant in 1973, and as the best graduate of
the year, received the prestigious Adhi Makayasa medal from President Suharto.
After graduating, Yudhoyono joined the Army Strategic
Reserve (Kostrad) and became a platoon commander
in the 330th Airborne Battalion. Aside from leading his troops, Yudhoyono was
also tasked with giving the battalion soldiers lessons on general knowledge and
English. Yudhoyono's proficiency in English was one of the reasons why he was
sent to the United States to undertake the Airborne and Ranger Courses
at Fort Benning in 1975.
Whilst at Seskoad, Yudhoyono also took the opportunity to
further his own military education. He went to the US
Army Command and General Staff College at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. While in the United States, he
took the opportunity to obtain an MA degree in business management from Webster University in 1991.
In 1992, Yudhoyono was transferred to the Army Information
Department and worked as a speech writer for General Edi Sudrajat, the Army
Chief of Staff. In 1993, when Edi became Commander of the Military of
Indonesia (ABRI), Yudhoyono joined Edi's personal staff. Edi did not
last long as ABRI Commander and Yudhoyono was then transferred back to Kostrad
where he became a brigade commander. A year later, Yudhoyono was the Operations
Assistant at Jaya (Jakarta) Military Area Command before taking command
IV/Diponegoro Military Area Command in Central Java.
Yudhoyono had one more stint overseas when he became Indonesia's chief military
observer of the United Nation Peacekeeping Force in Bosnia in
1995–96.
When Yudhoyono returned to Indonesia, he was made KODAM Jaya
chief of staff before being appointed as KODAM II/Sriwijaya commander. In this
position, Yudhoyono was responsible for military operations in southern Sumatra] He served in this position until
1997, when he was appointed chief of staff for social-political affairs. At the
same time, he was also appointed Chairman of the ABRI Faction in the People's
Consultative Assembly General Session and participated in Suharto's election
to a seventh term as President.
Yudhoyono was appointed Mining and Energy Minister in the cabinet of
President Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999.
According to General Wiranto, who
assisted Wahid in the formation of the Cabinet, he had recommended to the
President that Yudhoyono would do better as Army Chief of Staff. However, Wahid
rejected the idea and Yudhoyono became the Minister of Mining and Energy
instead. At the same time, Yudhoyono ended his military career with the rank of
Lieutenant General, although
he would be made honorary General in 2000.
By 2003 there was a gathering momentum behind the
possibility of Yudhoyono being a presidential candidate. The United
Democratic Nationhood Party (PPDK) was the first to bring up
the subject of nomination. In September 2003, Yudhoyono's own party began to
make preparations in case Yudhoyono was willing to accept a presidential
nomination. The Democratic Party then initiated a publicity campaign to promote
Yudhoyono as a candidate. For his part, Yudhoyono was not responsive both to
PPDK or the Democratic Party's manoeuvrings to nominate him and continued his
duties as Minister. PPDK was disappointed in Yudhoyono's reaction and the
Democratic Party continued to wait for Yudhoyono to resign his position as was
expected of all presidential candidates apart from the incumbent President and
Vice-President
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