SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO

Name Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Place, date of birth Pacitan, Jawa Timur 9 September 1949
Address Jl. Alternatif Cibubur Puri Cikeas Indah
No. 2 Desa Nagrag Kec. Gunung Putri Bogor - 16967
Religion Islam
Tenure of presidency 2004 - 2009
Latest portfolio Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs,10 August 2001 – 12 March 2004
Marital status Married
Spouse First Lady Mrs. Kristiani Herawati
Offspring:
1. Mr. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono
2. Mr. Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono

Education:

1. Indonesian Armed Forces Academy (Akabri), 1973
2. American Language Course, Lackland, Texas, USA, 1976
3. Airborne and Ranger Course, Fort Benning, USA, 1976
4. Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, USA, 1982-1983
5. On the job training at the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, USA, 1983
6. Jungle Warfare School, Panama, 1983
7. Antitank Weapon Course di Belgia dan Jerman 1984
8. Battalion Command Course, 1985
9. Indonesian Army Command School, 1988-1989
10. Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
11. Master of Arts (MA) from Management Webster University, Missouri, USA
12. Doctorate (Dr.), Bogor Institute of Agriculture, Indonesia, 2004
    
    

Latest military rank:

Promoted to General (Four Stars) of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), 25 September 2000. Retired from the military service on 10 November 2000.
Previously-held positions at national and international institutions:

• Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, Cooperation Cabinet, 10/8/2001 12/3/2004 (resigned)
• Coordinating Minister for Political, Social, and Security Affairs, National Unity Cabinet, 26/10/2000-1/6/2001 (discharged)
• Minister of Mining and Energy, Abdurrahman Wahid’s Cabinet, 20/10/1999-26/8/2000
• Chief of the Social and Political Staff of the Indonesian Armed Forces, 16/2/1998- November 1998
• Commander of the Sriwijaya II Military Regional Command, 23/8/1996-26/8/1997
• Chief of Staff of the Greater Jakarta Military Regional Command, March 1996-August 1996
• Chief of the UN Military Watch in Bosnia from the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPF), November 1995-November 1996
• Commander of Pamungkas 072 Military Resort Command, Yogyakarta, 1994-1995
• Operational Assistant of the Greater Jakarta Military Regional Command, 1994
• Commander of 17th Infantry Brigade, Kujang I of the Army Strategic Reserves Command, 1993
• Menko Polkam, August 10, 2001 - March 12, 2004
  

Distinctions:

Bestowed the Adi Mahakarya Medal of Honour by the President of Indonesia in recognition for graduating as the best cadet of the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy in 1973
Graduated with Honours from the IOAC, USA, 1983
Voted as the Most Articulate Speaker of Public Figures, 2003.