Sutiyoso

Sutiyoso
Sutiyoso, 2006
Director of State Intelligence Agency
In office July 8, 2015 – September 9, 2016
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Marciano Norman
Succeeded by	Budi Gunawan
14th Governor of Jakarta
In office October 6, 1997 – October 7, 2007
President	Soeharto Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Soekarnoputri
Lieutenant	Fauzi Bowo
Preceded by	Surjadi Sudirdja
Succeeded by	Fauzi Bowo
Personal details
Born	6 December 1944 (1944-12-06) (age 72) Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Political party	Indonesian Justice and Unity Party
Religion	Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Service/branch	Indonesian Army
Years of service	1968–1997
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Infanteri

Sutiyoso (born 6 December 1944 in Semarang, Central Java) is an Indonesian politician and former general who was the Director of the State Intelligence Agency from 8 July 2015 - 9 September 2016. Known informally as 'Bang Yos', he was the governor of Jakarta, the country's capital, during a turbulent period from 1997. During this time there was a total of five presidents in Indonesia (Suharto, Habibie, Gus Dur Wahid, Megawati, and SBY). The transitions between presidents were often accompanied by much turmoil and disturbance in the streets of Jakarta. Sutiyoso also served as chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) for the period 2004-2008.

He is particularly known for his work in supporting the introduction, in early 2000, of the TransJakarta, a bus rapid transit system, in Jakarta. It is widely agreed that better public transport arrangements are badly needed in Jakarta so the introduction of the TransJakarta system was seen as an important initiative. However it has not proved easy to ensure that the TransJakarta bus system works well so the arrangements are currently regarded as being of mixed success.

Sutiyoso announced he was standing for the presidency of Indonesia in the 2009 and 2014 election but failed to get enough support to win the nomination.