Djoko Santoso

Djoko Santoso
Commander of the National Armed Forces
In office
28 December 2007 – 28 September 2010
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byACM Djoko Suyanto
Succeeded byAdmiral Agus Suhartono
Chief of Staff of the Army
In office
18 February 2005 – 28 December 2007
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byGeneral Ryamizard Ryacudu
Succeeded byGeneral Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo
Personal details
Born(1952-09-08)8 September 1952
Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Died10 May 2020(2020-05-10) (aged 67)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political partyGreat Indonesia Movement Party
Alma materIndonesian Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Branch/service Indonesian Army
Years of service1975–2010
Rank General
Commands

General (Ret.) Djoko Santoso ([ˈdʒoko sanˈtoso]; 8 September 1952 – 10 May 2020) was an Indonesian army officer. He was Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 2005 to 2007. He was then appointed as the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, in which office he served from 2007 until his retirement in 2010.

In his retirement, he joined the Great Indonesia Movement Party.

He died in the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital on 10 May 2020 due to a stroke.[1]

  1. ^ Agil Hari Santoso (10 May 2020). "Mantan Panglima TNI Djoko Santoso Meninggal Dunia, Jajaran TNI AD Kibarkan Bendera Setengah Tiang" [TNI Ex-Commander in Chief Djoko Santoso Passes Away, TNI Army Ranks Wave Flags at Half-Mast]. Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 May 2020.