Yudo Margono | |
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Commander of the National Armed Forces | |
In office 19 December 2022 –22 November 2023 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | General Andika Perkasa |
Succeeded by | General Agus Subiyanto |
Chief of Staff of the Navy | |
In office 20 May 2020 –28 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Admiral Siwi Sukma Adji |
Succeeded by | Admiral Muhammad Ali |
Commander of 1st Defense Territorial Joint Command | |
In office 24 September 2019 –26 May 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Vice Admiral ING Ariawan |
Commander of Indonesian Navy 1st Fleet Command | |
In office 15 March 2018 –24 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Rear Admiral Aan Kurnia |
Succeeded by | Rear Admiral Muhammad Ali |
Personal details | |
Born | Madiun,East Java,Indonesia | 26 November 1965
Spouse | Veronica Yulis Prihayati |
Awards | See Honours |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Indonesia |
Branch/service | Indonesian Navy |
Years of service | 1988–2023 |
Rank | Admiral |
Unit | Fleet Forces |
Commands | Commander of the National Armed Forces Chief of Staff of the Navy Indonesian Navy 1st Fleet Command Military Sealift Command KRI Ahmad Yani (351) KRI Sutanto (377) KRI Pandrong (801) |
Admiral Yudo Margono (born 26 November 1965) is an Indonesian admiral who previously served as the 22nd Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces,He was appointed by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in December 2022,replacing the retiring General Andika Perkasa.
Yudo Margono was born in Madiun,East Java on 26 November 1965. [1] His parents were farmers. According to him,after graduating from high school,he along with several friends decided to sign up to join the Indonesian Naval Academy,though he was the only one accepted between his friends. He was assigned to the Indonesian Navy,and graduated from the academy in 1988. [2]
He began his navy career as an assistant to the missile officer aboard KRI Wilhelmus Zakarias Yohannes,then was promoted to head of operations aboard KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara and executive officer for KRI Fatahillah. He was then given command over the vessels KRI Pandrong,KRI Sutanto,and KRI Ahmad Yani. In 2004,he was appointed commander of the naval base at Tual,then in 2008 in Sorong until 2010. Between 2010 and 2012,he was assigned as escort commander and later training officer of the Eastern Fleet. Between 2014 and 2015,he worked at the naval headquarters,before being assigned to command the naval base at Belawan until 2016. [1] He held the rank of colonel in 2013,when he was training officer. [3]
Yudo Margono became chief of staff of the Western fleet command in 2016–2017,commander of the military sealift command in 2017–2018,and then commander of the western fleet (reorganized into 1st fleet) in 2018–2019. After this tenure,he became joint commander of the 1st defense region,directly under the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. [1] He had been promoted to rear admiral in December 2017, [4]
As joint commander,Yudo Margono took part in the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020,particularly hospitals in Galang Island and the Kemayoran Athletes Village. [5] He was appointed navy chief of staff on 20 May 2020,and along with the appointment he was promoted to a four-star admiral. [6] He was awarded the Member (AM) in the Military Division of the Order of Australia on 3 May 2022 for strengthening relations between the navies of Indonesia and Australia. [7]
Yudo Margono is the recipient of the following honours: [8] [9]
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