His Excellency Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono GCB AC DUT (First Class) |
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ꦯꦸꦱꦶꦭꦨꦩ꧀ꦧꦁꦪꦸꦝꦪꦤ | |
6th President of Indonesia | |
In office 20 October 2004 – 20 October 2014 |
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Vice President | |
Preceded by | Megawati Sukarnoputri |
Succeeded by | Joko Widodo |
Chairman of the Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 23 February 2013 |
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Preceded by | Anas Urbaningrum |
8th and 10th Coordinating Minister of Politics, Social, and Security of Indonesia | |
In office 9 August 2001 – 1 June 2004 |
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Preceded by | Agum Gumelar |
Succeeded by | Hari Sabarno |
In office 27 August 2000 – 1 June 2001 |
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President | Abdurrahman Wahid |
Preceded by | Soejardi Soedirja |
Succeeded by | Agum Gumelar |
Minister of Mining and Energy | |
In office 23 October 1999 – 26 August 2000 |
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President | Abdurrahman Wahid |
Preceded by | Kuntoro Mangkusubroto |
Succeeded by | Purnomo Yusgiantoro |
Personal details | |
Born |
Pacitan, Indonesia |
9 September 1949
Political party | Democratic Party |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse(s) | Kristiani Herawati (1976–present) |
Children |
Infantry Major Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono |
Alma mater |
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Religion | Sunni Islam |
Awards | Adhi Makayasa (1973) The Onid Award for Public Service (2016) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Indonesian National Armed Forces |
Service/branch | Indonesian Army |
Years of service | 1973–2000 |
Rank | TNI General |
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono GCB AC DUT (First Class) (Javanese: ꦯꦸꦱꦶꦭꦨꦩ꧀ꦧꦁꦪꦸꦝꦪꦤ;Gêdrìk: Susilå Bambang Yudhåyånå; O-Javanese: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; born 9 September 1949) (pronounced [susiɭɔ b̥amb̥aŋ juɖ̥ɔjɔnɔ]) is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who was the President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. He is currently the chairman of the Democratic Party of Indonesia and President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institute.
Yudhoyono won the 2004 presidential election, defeating incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Widely known in Indonesia by his initials "SBY", he was sworn into office on 20 October 2004, together with Jusuf Kalla as Vice-President. He ran for re-election in 2009 with Boediono as his running mate, and won with an outright majority of the votes in the first round of balloting; he was sworn in for a second term 21 October 2009
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.