Yogie Suardi Memet | |
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.jpg) Yogie as Minister of Home Affairs | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 17 March 1993 – 14 March 1998 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Rudini |
| Succeeded by | Hartono |
| Governor of West Java | |
| In office 22 May 1985 – 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Aang Kunaefi |
| Succeeded by | Nana Nuriana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1929 Cirebon, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 7 June 2007 (aged 78) Bandung, Indonesia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Indonesia |
| Branch/service | Indonesian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Raden Muhammad Yogie Suardi Memet (16 May 1929 – 7 June 2007) was an Indonesian military officer who also served as Minister of Home Affairs under Suharto between 1993 and 1998, and as Governor of West Java between 1985 and 1993. He was also commander of the special forces unit Kopassandha and of the Siliwangi Military Region.
Born in Cirebon, Yogie joined the armed forces as a student soldier during the Indonesian National Revolution, and continued to serve in the army. Darul Islam leader Abdul Kahar Muzakkar was killed by a soldier under his command in 1965, and by 1975 he had been appointed as commander of the special forces unit Kopassandha. He oversaw Kopassandha's operations in East Timor during the Indonesian invasion, although later on he was appointed to other posts and he passed on command of Kopassandha in 1983. After his military career, he became governor of West Java in 1985, his second term being interrupted in 1993 when he was appointed as Home Affairs Minister. During his tenure as minister, he actively intervened within the Indonesian Democratic Party in order to disrupt the party's capability to challenge the New Order government.