Yunus Yosfiah

Yunus Yosfiah
25th Minister of Information
In office
23 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
PresidentB. J. Habibie
Preceded byAlwi Dahlan
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1944-08-07) 7 August 1944 (age 80)
Rappang, South Sulawesi, Japanese East Indies[1][2]
Political partyGerindra[3]
SpouseHj. Antonia Ricardo
ChildrenEric Akbar Ricardo Yunus
Erica
Melissa
Pierre Akbar
Alma materMilitary Academy (1965)
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Branch/service Indonesian Army
Years of service1965–1999
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitInfantry (Kopassus)
Battles/warsIndonesian invasion of East Timor

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Muhammad Yunus Yosfiah (born 7 August 1944) is an Indonesian politician and a decorated member of the Indonesian Army.[4] Yosfiah served as Minister of Information of Indonesia in the Development Reform Cabinet between 1998 and 1999.

  1. ^ Yale University Genocide Studies Program Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2007-02-5
  2. ^ Indonesia journal 59 (April 1995), pg 45--64 Current Data on the Indonesian Military Elite: Selected Biographies Archived September 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "SK Kepengurusan Partai Gerindra untuk Pemilu 2019" (PDF). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ GlobalSecurity KASSPSPOL - Sociopolitical Affairs Section. retrieved 2007-02-05