Roy Soemirat | |
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| Ambassador of Indonesia to Iran | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2025 | |
| President | Prabowo Subianto |
| Preceded by | Ronny Prasetyo Yuliantoro |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Indonesia |
Rolliansyah "Roy" Soemirat is an Indonesian diplomat who is currently serving as the Ambassador of Indonesia to Iran and the spokesperson of the foreign ministry.
Soemirat holds a master's degree in international relations from the University of Indonesia. [1]
Soemirat joined the diplomatic service in March 2000. His initial assignment was at the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament. [2] He then served at Indonesia's permanent mission to the UN in New York as third secretary [3] and later first secretary. [4] During the 2008 membership of Indonesia in the UN's security council,Soemirat was appointed as alternate representative of Indonesia on the security council. [5]
In 2012,he was investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission as a witness in a corruption case involving foreign ministry secretary general Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat. [6] 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. [7] [8] He later served as counsellor for political affairs at Indonesia's permanent mission to the UN. [9] [10]
On 6 October 2020,Soemirat assumed office as the Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs. [11] 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. [12] He was transferred to the ASEAN directorate general in 2022,where he became the director for ASEAN political and security cooperation. [13] 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. [14]
On 16 May 2024,Soemirat became the chief of strategic support bureau to foreign minister Retno Marsudi. [15] He was later designated as the foreign ministry's second spokesperson, [16] serving alongside the main spokesperson Muhammad Iqbal. [17]
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. [18] He was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025. [19] 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. [20] [21] [22] [23] On 4 August 2025,he received his duties from chargéd'affaires ad interim Elbanita Ruru. [24] Eight days later,he presented copies of his credentials to foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. [25] [26]