Agum Gumelar

Agum Gumelar
Agum Gumelar as Member of the Presidential Advisory Council, 2018
Member of the Presidential Advisory Council
In office 18 January 2018 – 20 October 2019
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Hasyim Muzadi
9th Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs
In office 1 June 2001 – 23 July 2001
President	Abdurrahman Wahid
Preceded by	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Succeeded by	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
25th Minister of Transportation
In office 10 August 2001 – 20 October 2004
President	Megawati Sukarnoputri
Preceded by	Budy Mulyawan
Succeeded by	Hatta Rajasa
In office 26 October 1999 – 10 July 2001
President	Abdurrahman Wahid
Preceded by	Giri Suseno Harihardjono
Succeeded by	Budy Mulyawan
22nd Minister of Defense
In office 20 July 2001 – 23 July 2001
President	Abdurrahman Wahid
Preceded by	Mahfud MD
Succeeded by	Matori Abdul Jalil
Personal details
Born	(1945-12-17) 17 December 1945 (age 78) Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia
Political party	Golkar
Spouse	Linda Amalia Sari
Children	Khaseli Ami
Alma mater	Indonesian Military Academy Padjadjaran University American World University
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Years of service	1968–2000
Rank	General (honorary)
Unit	Infantry (Kopassus)
Commands	Kopassus
Battles/wars	Operation Lotus Insurgency in Aceh Papua conflict

Agum Gumelar (born 17 December 1945) is a politician and former general of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He is a former minister having held several positions, a former chairman of Indonesian Football Association and National Sports Committee of Indonesia. He is an alumnus of the National Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java and Medical Faculty of Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java. In 1998, he received a master's degree from Indonesian Global Management Institute [id], a diploma mill that was banned in 2005.^[1]