Nadjib Riphat | |
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22nd Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia | |
In office October 2012 – 2017 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | Primo Alui Joelianto |
Succeeded by | Kristiarto Legowo |
Deputy Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs | |
In office 2010–2012 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Minister | Djoko Suyanto |
19th Ambassador of Indonesia to Belgium | |
In office 2006–2010 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Sulaiman Abdul Manan |
Succeeded by | Arief Havas Oegroseno |
Personal details | |
Born | Medan, Indonesia | 23 March 1953
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Nino Nasution Riphat |
Children | Nindia Riphat Nisa Riphat |
Alma mater | Padjadjaran University |
Nadjib Riphat Kesoema DSG (born 23 March 1953) is an Indonesian diplomat and was Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu until 2017. He has been awarded four cultural awards from Belgium including Chevalier d'honorarium (knight) from the Haute Confrerie Royal du Noble Corcieli of the city of Oostende [1] as well as the Order of St. Gregory the Great - The Holy See by Pope John Paul II.
He was Deputy Minister of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs from 2011 to 2012 and also Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg from 2006 to 2010. He is the first Ambassador to Belgium with the accreditation to both European Union and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
In 2013, following the allegations of mobile phone tapping by the Australian government on Indonesian's high-ranking officials in the Australia–Indonesia spying scandal, Nadjib was recalled immediately as a sign of protest by the Indonesian Government.[2] Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott initially declined to apologise or comment on the matter, prompting accusations from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that he had "belittled" Indonesia's response to the issue.[2]