Career
Judha was posted to various diplomatic representatives abroad throughout his tenure in the foreign ministry. He served for three and a half years at the economic section [3] of Indonesia's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, [4] rising from third secretary [5] [3] to the rank of second secretary. [6] He handled issues relating to the General Council,Committee on Agriculture,G33,G20,Cairns Group, [5] and was involved in Indonesia's deputy chairmanship of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2009. [6] After serving in Geneva,Judha was posted to the Kuala Lumpur's embassy's consular section with the rank of first secretary. [7] [8]
In early 2018,Judha was named as the deputy director (chief of subdirectorate) for institutional affairs and protection diplomacy within the foreign ministry's directorate of Indonesian citizen protection. [9] [10] During his tenure,he was involve in the repatriation of an Indonesian migrant workers murdered in Malaysia, [11] Indonesian crew members who were stranded in India and the Netherlands, [12] and freeing Indonesian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia from a death sentence. [13] He became the acting director for Indonesian citizen protection in 2019 [14] for a few months before being permanently appointed to the position. [2]
During his tenure,Judha oversaw the implementation of the Peduli WNI portal in embassies,which was intended as a unified digital platform for Indonesian citizen services and protection and integrated with the Ministry of Home Affairs’population system. [14] Under Judha,the directorate implemented the three-step approach of prevention,early detection,and immediate response to handle Indonesian citizen protection issues. [15] He was also directly involved in evacuating Indonesian citizens from Wuhan during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and repatriating Indonesian citizens from warzones in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War,Sudan following the Sudanese civil war,Iran during the Iran–Israel war,and Gaza following the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. [16] During the latter,Judha worked closely with American lobbyist Joey Allaham,who used his backchannel to ensure the safety of Indonesia. [17] He also led the repatriation of 400 Indonesian victims of human trafficking from Myawaddy,Myanmar,where he personally traveled to the Thailand–Myanmar border to oversee the rescue and ensure their safety. [2] For his work in ensuring the safety of Indonesian citizens,Judha was nicknamed as the "guardian angel" of Indonesian citizens. [18]
In August 2024,Judha was nominated by President Joko Widodo as ambassador to Malaysia. Judha never underwent assesment by the House of Representatives for his nomination, [19] and he was re-nominated for ambassador to the United Arab Emirates by President Prabowo Subianto in July. [20] He underwent a closed assessment by the House of Representative's first commission on 5 July, [21] during which he was questioned regarding Indonesia–United Arab Emirates relations. [22] His nomination was approved by the House of Representatives committee in a session three days later, [23] and he was installed on 25 August 2025. [24]
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