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Indonesian military officer (1939–2024))
Suryatna Subrata
Subrata in 1977
Member of Supreme Advisory Council
In office
13 June 1998 – 31 July 2003
PresidentB.J. Habibie
Abdurrahman Wahid
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Vice Governor of West Java
In office
14 September 1987 – 27 October 1992
GovernorYogie Suardi Memet
Preceded byAboeng Koesman
Succeeded byAchmad Sampurna
Personal details
Born1939
Cianjur, Dutch East Indies
Died5 April 2024(2024-04-05) (aged 84–85)
Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia

Suryatna Subrata (1939 – 5 April 2024) was an Indonesian military officer, bureaucrat and politician. He was a member of the Supreme Advisory Council between 1998 and 2003, and had previously become secretary-general of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Vice Governor of West Java.

Early life

Suryatna Subrata was born in Cianjur, in what is today West Java province, in 1939. After completing high school, he enrolled at the Army Academy, graduating as part of the class of 1961. He would later also study at the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College and at the National Resilience Institute.

Military career

By 1977, Subrata had been assigned to the Siliwangi Military Region, as an assistant to the unit's chief of staff. In 1978, he was assigned to the Philippines as defense attache, remaining there until 1981. Upon his return to Indonesia, he was appointed chief of staff of a military district within Siliwangi, then as its commander with the rank of colonel in 1982. He remained in this post until 1984. He held the final rank of honorary lieutenant general.

Government career

Subrata was appointed as the Vice Governor of West Java on 14 September 1987, replacing Aboeng Kosman. He held the post until 1992, and his replacement, Achmad Sampurna, was appointed on 27 October 1992. In May 1993, he was appointed as secretary-general of the Department of Home Affairs, serving until April 1998.

He served as a member of the Supreme Advisory Council between 1998 and 2003.

Later life and death

He died on 5 April 2024 at the Dustira hospital in Cimahi, West Java. He was buried at his family's cemetery in Bandung.

References

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  11. Memorabilia Dewan Pertimbangan Agung RI Masa Jabatan 1998- 2003 dan Berakhirnya Keberadaan Dewan Pertimbangan Agung RI dalam Era Reformasi (PDF) (in Indonesian). Supreme Advisory Council. 2003. p. Xa.
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