Ryamizard Ryacudu
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| 24th Minister of Defense of Indonesia | |
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Assumed office 27 October 2014 |
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| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Purnomo Yusgiantoro |
| 23rd of the Indonesian Army | |
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In office 4 June 2002 – 18 February 2005 |
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| President |
Megawati Sukarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Endriartono Sutarto |
| Succeeded by | Djoko Santoso |
| 26th Commander of Kostrad | |
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In office 1 August 2000 – 4 June 2002 |
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| President |
Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Preceded by | Agus Wirahadikusumah |
| Succeeded by | Bibit Waluyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 21, 1950 Palembang, South Sumatra |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Tristyana |
| Children | Ryano Patria Amanzha Dwinanda Patria Noryanzha Trynanda Patria Nugraha |
| Parents | Ryacudu Zuhariah Ryacudu |
| Alma mater | Indonesia Military Academy |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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| Allegiance |
 Indonesia
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| Service/branch |
 Indonesian Army
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| Years of service | 1974–2005 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | Infantry |
General (Ret.) Ryamizard Ryacudu (born 21 April 1950, Palembang, South Sumatra pronounced []) is the present Minister of Defense of Indonesia, in office since 2014 as part of the cabinet of President Joko Widodo. He previously served as of the Indonesian Army from 2002 to 2005, and he was Commander of the Strategic Army Command, or Kostrad, from 2000 to 2002.
In 2016 Ryacudu stated that the suspected communists killed in the 1965-1966 massacres "deserved to die".
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