Career
Soemirat joined the diplomatic service in March 2000. His initial assignment was at the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament. [3] He then served at Indonesia's permanent mission to the UN in New York as third secretary [4] and later first secretary. [5] During the 2008 membership of Indonesia in the UN's security council,Soemirat was appointed as alternate representative of Indonesia on the security council. [6]
In 2012,he was investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission as a witness in a corruption case involving foreign ministry secretary general Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat. [7] Soemirat's diplomatic service continued with him being the Indonesian lead negotiator for the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015. [8] [9] He later served as counsellor for political affairs at Indonesia's permanent mission to the UN. [10] [11]
On 6 October 2020,Soemirat assumed office as the Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs. [12] During his tenure,he coordinated with Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency for the United Nations Commission on Narcotic and Drugs's session in April 2021. [13] He was transferred to the ASEAN directorate general in 2022,where he became the director for ASEAN political and security cooperation. [14] During Indonesia's chairmanship of the G20,Soemirat became the chair of the Anti-Corruption Working Group alongside with Mochamad Hadiyana from the Corruption Eradication Commission. [15]
On 16 May 2024,Soemirat became the chief of strategic support bureau to foreign minister Retno Marsudi. [16] He was later designated as the foreign ministry's second spokesperson, [17] serving alongside the main spokesperson Muhammad Iqbal. [18]
In August 2024,President Joko Widodo nominated Soemirat as Indonesia's ambassador to Iran,with concurrent accreditation to Turkmenistan. He passed a fit and proper test held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year. [19] He was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025. [20] Following the Iran–Israel war,Soemirat directly coordinated the foreign ministry's efforts in evacuating Indonesian citizens. A total of 97 citizens were transported to the Azerbaijan–Iran border town of Astara before being flown to Baku. [21] [22] [23] [24] On 4 August 2025,he received his duties from chargéd'affaires ad interim Elbanita Ruru. [25] Eight days later,he presented copies of his credentials to foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. [26] [27]
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