Try Sutrisno

Try Sutrisno
Official portrait, 1993
6th Vice President of Indonesia
In office
11 March 1993 – 11 March 1998
PresidentSuharto
Preceded bySudharmono
Succeeded byB. J. Habibie
9th Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia
In office
27 February 1988 – 19 February 1993
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byGeneral Benny Moerdani
Succeeded byGeneral Edi Sudradjat [id]
15th Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
In office
7 June 1986 – 2 February 1988
PresidentSuharto
Preceded byGeneral Rudini [id]
Succeeded byGeneral Edi Sudradjat
Personal details
Born (1935-11-15) 15 November 1935 (age 89)
Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies
Political partyPKP
Other political
affiliations
Golkar (1993–1999)
Spouse
(m. 1961)
Alma materArmy Technical Academy
Occupation
  • Politician
  • army officer
Signature
Military service
AllegianceIndonesia
Branch/serviceIndonesian Army
Years of service1959–1993
RankGeneral
UnitEngineers
Commands
Battles/wars
See list
Service no.18438

Try Sutrisno (Indonesian pronunciation: [tri sutrisnɔ]; born 15 November 1935) is an Indonesian retired army general who served as the sixth vice president of Indonesia from 1993 to 1998. Born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Try graduated from the Army Technical Academy in 1959. During his career, Try held the positions of Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (1986–1988) and Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (1988–1993).