Agus Widjojo


Agus Widjojo is the former vice chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia and Indonesian National Armed Forces Chief of Territorial Affairs, and is regarded as one of the TNI's leading intellectuals.

Career

During his appointment as commandant of the Armed Force's staff college and Chief of territorial staff the TNI think tank, he was responsible for restructuring the political and security doctrine of the TNI. General Agus Widjojo once served as governor of the Indonesian National Resilience Institute and member of the Indonesia–Timor Leste Commission of [Truth and Friendship|Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship]. He is a senior fellow of the Centre for Strategic and [International Studies (Indonesia)|Centre for Strategic and International Studies], Indonesia, and was a visiting senior fellow of the Institute of [Defence and Strategic Studies] in Singapore. Gen. Widjojo is also an advisor on the board of the Institute for [Peace and Democracy (IPD)], Udayana university, Bali. IPD is the implementing authority of the Bali Democracy Forum. Gen. Widjojo has written numerous articles on security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region.