Muhammad Prakosa

Muhammad Prakosa
Prakosa in 1999
Minister of Forestry
In office
10 August 2001 – 20 October 2004
PresidentMegawati Soekarnoputri
Preceded byMarzuki Usman
Succeeded byMalem Sambat Kaban
Minister of Agriculture
In office
29 October 1999 – 23 August 2000
PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid
Preceded bySoleh Solahudin
Succeeded byBungaran Saragih
Indonesian Ambassador to Italy
In office
18 February 2022 – 17 January 2023
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byEsti Andayani
Member of the People's Representative Council
In office
1 October 2009 – 17 November 2021
Succeeded byHarris Turino
ConstituencyCentral Java IX
Personal details
Born(1960-03-04)4 March 1960
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Died17 January 2023(2023-01-17) (aged 62)
Rome, Italy
Political partyIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
SpouseSri Agustini
Children3
Alma mater

Muhammad Prakosa (4 March 1960 – 17 January 2023) was an Indonesian bureaucrat, diplomat, and politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He was Indonesia's minister of agriculture from 1999 to 2000 and forestry from 2001 until 2004. He was then nominated by the PDI-P for a seat in the People's Representative Council and served for three terms from 2009. In 2021, Prakosa was installed as the ambassador to Italy, with concurrent accreditation to Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, FAO, IFAD, UNIDROIT, and WFP. He died on 17 January 2023, while still holding the office of ambassador.