42 Notable alumni of
Padjadjaran University
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Padjadjaran University is 676th in the world, 139th in Asia, and 4th in Indonesia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 42 notable alumni from Padjadjaran University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Megawati Soekarnoputri
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 1965 studied agriculture
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004. She previously served as the eighth vice president from 1999 to 2001.
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Hotman Paris Hutapea
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- lawyercelebrity
- Biography
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Hotman Paris Hutapea is an Indonesian lawyer, presenter and businessman. He is known for his flamboyant style, high-profile clients, and luxurious lifestyle.
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Ernest Prakasa
- Occupations
- writerstand-up comedianfilmmakerfilm directoractor
- Biography
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Ernest Prakasa is an Indonesian comedian, stand up performer, writer, and actor. He became popular after receiving third place in Stand Up Comedy Indonesia (SUCI) in 2011. He is known as a Chinese-Indonesian comedian who often uses his ethnic background as a standup comedy subject. Ernest obtained his degree from Padjadjaran University, majoring in International Relations.
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Ruhut Sitompul
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 1979 studied legal science
- Occupations
- actorpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Ruhut Sitompul is an Indonesian lawyer, politician and actor. He was elected twice into the People's Representative Council, in 2009 and 2014. As a lawyer, he handled many cases of high-profile politicians, and maintained a high-profile status in media himself, having gained popularity through his acting role in television.
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Dede Yusuf
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 2014 graduated with Sarjana 1 in public administration
- Occupations
- actorpoliticianfilm director
- Biography
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Dede Yusuf Macan Effendi, better known as Dede Yusuf, is an Indonesian actor known for his action films and sinetrons. He was also a member of Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat from Partai Amanat Nasional from 2004 to 2009 and he was the Vice Governor of West Java province from 2008 to 2013.
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Abdullah Gymnastiar
- Occupations
- preacher
- Biography
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Yan Gymnastiar, better known as Abdullah Gymnastiar or Aa Gym (lit: elder brother Gym), is an Indonesian Islamic preacher, singer, author, businessman and founder of the Da'arut Tauhiid Pondok Pesantren in Bandung. Gymnastiar became popular by introducing a unique way of preaching by theatrical style with practical messages of Islamic propagation that can be commonly applied to everyday life.
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Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 2010 studied public administration
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is an Indonesian politician. He is the current Minister of Industry in the Republic of Indonesia, appointed on 24 August 2019.
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Airin Rachmi Diany
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- politicianmodel
- Biography
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Airin Rachmi Diany is an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of South Tangerang from 2011 to 2021. She is also the aunt of Banten lieutenant governor Andika Hazrumy. She has led several initiatives to combat recruitment of people in her city by radical fundamentalist groups, including interfaith forums, with the support of Indonesia's federal government. She also commissioned a canal project in order to prevent flooding on the Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road in February 2017.
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Bambang Widjojanto
- Occupations
- human rights activistlawyer
- Biography
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Bambang Widjojanto is an Indonesian human rights activist. He is the co-founder of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation and a "leading advocate for the rights of the indigenous peoples of West Papua". According to The New York Times, his work for indigenous peoples made him "the target of repeated threats and detentions by the Indonesian government".
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Utut Adianto
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- 1984-1989 studied international relations
- Occupations
- politicianchess player
- Biography
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Utut Adianto Wahyuwidayat, commonly known as Utut Adianto is an Indonesian politician and chess player, who is serving as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2009. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, he served as Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 2018 until 2019. Prior to his entry in politics, he was a chess player, attaining the title of Grandmaster from FIDE in 1986.
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Arief Yahya
- Occupations
- international forum participantcivil servant
- Biography
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Arief Yahya is the former Minister of Tourism of Indonesia between 2014 and 2019 in the Working Cabinet of President Joko Widodo. Prior to becoming a minister, he had been the CEO at state-owned Telkom Indonesia between 2012 and his appointment.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja
- Years
- 1929-2021 (aged 92)
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was an Indonesian diplomat and politician. He was Indonesia's minister of justice from 1974 until 1978 and foreign minister from 1978 until 1988.
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Ade Komarudin
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- 2008-2012 studied legal science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ade Komarudin is an Indonesian politician.
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Hamdan Zoelva
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
- Biography
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Hamdan Zoelva is an Indonesian politician and lawyer. He was the chief justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court from 2013 to 2015, replacing Akil Mochtar whose appointment was terminated on bribery case during election dispute in Lebak Regency, Banten. He also has served as former leaders of the Crescent Star Party.
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Yura Yunita
- Occupations
- jazz musiciansinger
- Biography
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Yunita Rachman or better known as Yura Yunita is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Sundanese descent.
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Akil Mochtar
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Akil Mochtar is a convicted former-Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia that was indicted for his acceptance of bribery for an election dispute case, prompting President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who appointed him, to sign legislation creating a permanent ethics body to supervise the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.
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Aziz Syamsuddin
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 2003 studied legal science
- In 2007 studied legal science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Azis Syamsuddin is an Indonesian politician who served as First Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 2019 to 2021.
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Ahmad Fuadi
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Ahmad Fuadi is an Indonesian writer, novelist and social entrepreneur. His debut novel Negeri 5 Menara (The Land of 5 Towers) broke the publisher's sales record (Gramedia Pustaka Utama) for the last 37 years. Negeri 5 Menara is the first part of the Negeri 5 Menara trilogy, followed by Ranah 3 Warna (The Earth of 3 Colors), and Rantau 1 Muara" "Negeri 5 Menara" was brought into wide-screen version and listed as one of the most watched Indonesian movies in the year of 2012. He's also well known for his extraordinary achievement in achieving 9 overseas scholarships.
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Ferry Mursyidan Baldan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ferry Mursyidan Baldan was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar and later Nasdem, he served in the People's Representative Council from 1997 to 2009 and served as Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning from 2014 to 2016.
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Ananda Omesh
- Occupations
- television presenteractor
- Biography
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Ananda Omesh, born Ananda Rusdiana is an Indonesian actor, comedian, and presenter. He is known for his work on the Trans TV variety show Extravaganza. He also has worked as a presenter on television shows such as 60 Minutes, Insert Pagi, Indonesia Mencari Bakat, and Missing Lyrics.
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Widya Saputra
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- Studied communication
- Occupations
- actortelevision presenterjournalist
- Biography
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Widyaningrum Surya Nugraha, known professionally as Widya Saputra, is an Indonesian TV presenter. Since 2006, she is perhaps best known as the presenter of MotoGP World Championship in Trans 7. As of April 2010, she is a Metro TV presenter for the sport news program, MetroSport.
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Achmad Dimyati Natakusumah
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- 2008-2012 studied legal science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Achmad Dimyati Natakusumah is an Indonesian politician who is a member of the People's Representative Council since 2019, and previously between 2009 and 2018. Natakusumah was also the regent of Pandeglang Regency between 2000 and 2009.
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Soemarno Sosroatmodjo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Soemarno Sosroatmodjo was an Indonesian soldier, doctor and politician who served as both governor of Jakarta and Minister of Home Affairs of Indonesia.
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Armida Alisjahbana
- Occupations
- economistacademiccivil servantinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is currently the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific. She is a professor in the Faculty of Economics, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, and has served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs in the Faculty. She is a former State Minister for National Development Planning / Head of BAPPENAS in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet under the administration of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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Butet Manurung
- Occupations
- anthropologist
- Biography
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Butet Manurung or Saur Marlina Manurung is a pioneer for alternative education for indigenous people in isolated and remote areas in Indonesia. Like other young Batak girls, she was called "Butet". Therefore, she is well known as Butet Manurung.
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Muladi
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Muladi was an Indonesian academician, judge, and politician who served as the Rector of the Diponegoro University and Minister of Justice in the Seventh Development Cabinet and Development Reform Cabinet.
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Jalaludin Rakhmat
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- Studied in 1967-1976
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jalaluddin Rakhmat, also known by the nickname of Kang Jalal, was an Indonesian academician and politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle who became the member of the People's Representative Council from 2014 until 2019.
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Bustanil Arifin
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary personnel
- Biography
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Bustanil Arifin was an Indonesian politician. He once held the posts of Head of the Logistics Department and Minister of Cooperation in Indonesia.
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Nurhajizah Marpaung
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 2008 graduated with Master of Legal Studies in legal science
- In 2012 studied legal science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nurhajizah Marpaung is an Indonesian retired military officer and politician who became the Vice Governor of North Sumatra from 2017 until 2018. Her last position in the military was as the General Counsel of the Ministry of Defense. She unsuccessfully ran for Regent of Asahan in 2015 and 2020.
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Salman Aristo
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Salman Aristo is an Indonesian screenwriter and film director best known for his work on Ayat-Ayat Cinta, Laskar Pelangi, Garuda di Dadaku, and Sang Penari.
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Netty Prasetiyani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Netty Prasetiyani Heryawan is an Indonesian activist and politician who became a member of the 2019–2024 House of Representatives (DPR) of Republic of Indonesia (RI).
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Basrief Arief
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Basrief Arief was an Indonesian prosecutor who served as the Attorney General of Indonesia from 26 November 2010 until 20 October 2014. He was born in Tanjung Enim in South Sumatra.
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Dian Triansyah Djani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani is an Indonesian diplomat currently serving as the Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister for Priority Programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. He was Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations (UN) in New York.
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Mohamad Suleman Hidayat
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Mohamad Suleman Hidayat is an Indonesian businessman and politician from Jombang, East Java. He was part of the Second United Indonesia Cabinet and has served as Minister of Industry in Indonesia since 22 October 2009 until 20 October 2014. He previously served as chairman of KADIN from 2004 and as chairman of Real Estate Indonesia (1989–1992) and vice chairman of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Federation (APREF).
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Ali Taher
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 2012 studied legal science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Muhammad Ali Taher Parasong was an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party who was the member of the People's Representative Council from the Banten III electoral district from the 2014 Indonesian legislative election until his death.
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Melati Suryodarmo
- Enrolled in Padjadjaran University
- In 1993 studied international relations
- Occupations
- choreographersculptorperformance artist
- Biography
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Melati Suryodarmo is an Indonesian durational performance artist. Her physically demanding performances make use of repetitive motions and often last for many hours, sometimes reaching "a level of factual absurdity". Suryodarmo has performed and exhibited throughout Europe and Asia as well as in North America. Born in Surakarta, she attended Padjadjaran University, graduating with a degree in international relations before moving to Germany. She lived there for 20 years, studying performance art at the Braunschweig University of Art with Butoh choreographer Anzu Furukawa and performance artist Marina Abramović.
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Hasan Kleib
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Hasan Kleib, is an Indonesian diplomat and the current permanent representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, World Trade Organizations, and other international organizations in Geneva from March 2017. Previously, he was the director general of multilateral affairs of Indonesia. He served as the permanent representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York from August 2010 to 2011.
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Nadjib Riphat Kesoema
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Nadjib Riphat Kesoema DSG is an Indonesian diplomat and was Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu until 2017. He has been awarded four cultural awards from Belgium including Chevalier d'honorarium (knight) from the Haute Confrerie Royal du Noble Corcieli of the city of Oostende as well as the Order of St. Gregory the Great - The Holy See by Pope John Paul II.
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Helmy Fauzi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Helmy Fauzi is an Indonesian politician and diplomat. He was member of the People's Representative Council for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) between 2009 and 2014. He was Indonesia's ambassador to Egypt between 2016 and 2020.
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Damos Dumoli Agusman
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Damos Dumoli Agusman is an Indonesian diplomat. He currently serves as Ambassador to Austria, Slovenia and International Organizations in Vienna.
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Adang Sudrajat
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Adang Sudrajat was an Indonesian medical doctor and elected official for the Prosperous Justice Party in the People's Representative Council (DPR-RI) and Bandung city council. His second term in the DPR-RI ended abruptly due to his death from COVID-19 in July 2021.
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Helianti Hilman
- Born in
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Indonesia - Occupations
- international forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Helianti Hilman is a lawyer involved in e-commerce in Indonesia with "Javara". The business's mission is to market indigenous Indonesian food products. In 2019 she became one of UNCTAD's "eTrade for Women Advocate".