Mirza Nurhidayat

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Mirza Nurhidayat
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Ambassador of Indonesia to Namibia and Angola
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 March 2025
Education Diponegoro University

Mirza Nurhidayat (born 14 March 1967) is an Indonesian diplomat who is serving as Indonesia's ambassador to Namibia and Angola. Prior to his appointment, he served as consul general in Osaka and director of Southeast Asia in the ministry foreign affairs.

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Early life and education

Mirza was born on 14 March 1967 in Semarang to Karmani, a legal scholar and politician who served as dean of Diponegoro's University law faculty and a member of the House of Representatives. Upon completing high school in 1985, Mirza studied law at the Diponegoro University. [1]

Career

Mirza joined the foreign ministry in March 1991. By 1992, he was posted to the ASEAN directorate general, serving until 1996. He was then assigned overseas as third secretary at the embassy in Nigeria from 1996 to 2000. [1] During his posting in Nigeria, he described Nigerians as having a strong character and tend to keep their distance from foreigners, which he himself speculated due to the ongoing conflicts in the country at the time of his posting. He also collected unique African agate stones during his time in there. [2]

Returning to Indonesia, he served as chief of section at the directorate general for foreign economic relations from 2002 to 2003. [3] From 2003 to 2007, he was posted to the embassy in Tokyo as head of the economic section with the rank of second secretary, [4] and later, first secretary. [5] He received his accreditation for his duties in Tokyo on 19 June 2003. [4]

Following this, he became head of section in the directorate general for legal affairs and international treaties from 2007 to 2010. During this period, he also served as acting deputy director (chief of subdirectorate) for political and security treaties. [6] [7] In 2011, he served in the political section at the permanent mission to ASEAN until 2012, after which he became minister-counsellor for political affairs at the embassy in Singapore, a role he held until 2014. [8] During his tenure in Singapore, he was entrusted to chair the foreign election committee for the 2014 general election in the country. [9]

From December 2014 to 2018, he was the chief of planning and organization bureau of the foreign ministry [4] before assuming his current role as consul general in Osaka. He arrived in Osaka on 20 April. [1] On 6 October 2020, Mirza was installed as the director for Southeast Asian affairs in the ministry, with responsibilities on formulating and coordinating bilateral relations with Southeast Asian countries. [10] He left Osaka on 24 January 2021 after handing over his office as consul general two days earlier. [11]

In August 2024, President Joko Widodo nominated Mirza as Indonesia's ambassador to Namibia and Angola. [12] He passed an assessment held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year. [13] He was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025. [14] He presented his credentials to President of Namibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on 13 August 2025. [15]

Personal life

Mirza Nurhidayat is married to Masita Rochmaya [4] and has two children. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tokoh & potensi kunci Jawa Tengah: apa & siapa, 1991- 1992 (in Indonesian). Citra Almamater. 1991. pp. 87–88.
  2. ↑ Sambolinggi, Rita (August 2015). "Menuju Kinerja yang Lebih Baik" (PDF). Akses. No. 33. p. 35. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "在大阪インドネシア共和国総領事 略歴" [Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Osaka](PDF). Nara Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Diplomatic List. National Printing Bureau. 2003. p. 69. ISBN   978-4-17-561003-5.
  5. ↑ "EMBASSY STAFF". KBRI Tokyo. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  6. ↑ OECD; Bank, Asian Development (2008-12-23). ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Mutual Legal Assistance, Extradition and Recovery of Proceeds of Corruption in Asia and the Pacific: Frameworks and Practices in 27 Asian and Pacific Jurisdictions – Final Report. OECD Publishing. p. 168. ISBN   978-92-64-10041-1.
  7. ↑ OECD; Bank, Asian Development (2010-04-08). ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance in Asia and the Pacific. OECD Publishing. p. 278. ISBN   978-92-64-08600-5.
  8. ↑ "Mr Mirza NURHIDAYAT" (PDF). National University of Singapore. July 2013. p. 8. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Prianggoro, Adi (2 July 2014). "PPLN di Singapura Antisipasi Lonjakan Jumlah Pemilih" [Overseas Election Committee in Singapore Anticipates Surge in Voter Numbers]. Tribun Jateng (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Yuilyana (6 October 2020). "Menlu Retno Lantik Pejabat Eselon 2 Secara Virtual" [Foreign Minister Retno Inaugurates Echelon 2 Officials Virtually]. Kompas TV (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  11. ↑ https://x.com/INAinOsaka/status/1353919275795324931
  12. ↑ Luqman, Kiki (19 August 2024). "Beredar Nama-Nama Calon Duta Besar, Ada Wishnutama yang Diajukan jadi Dubes RI untuk Amerika Serikat" [List of Ambassador Candidates Circulates, Wishnutama Proposed as Indonesian Ambassador to the United States]. Kompas TV (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (17 September 2024). "Ini Daftar Calon Dubes LBBP Ikut Uji Kelayakan di DPR, Ada Junimart Girsang" [Here is the List of Prospective Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors Undergoing Feasibility Test at DPR, Including Junimart Girsang]. detikNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "President Prabowo Appoints 31 New Indonesian Ambassadors". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  15. ↑ Goreses, Blanche (15 August 2025). "Indonesia offers support for Kalimbeza Rice Project". NBC. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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