Arief Hidayat (diplomat)
Arief Hidayat | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Indonesia to Zimbabwe and Zambia | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2025 | |
| President | Prabowo Subianto |
| Preceded by | Dewa Made Juniarta Sastrawan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1965 Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| Education | Gadjah Mada University |
Arief Hidayat (born 17 May 1965) is an Indonesian diplomat who is currently serving as ambassador to Zimbabwe and Zambia since 24 March 2025. Previously, he was the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Riyadh.
Biography
Arief was born in Yogyakarta[1] on 17 May 1965.[2] He studied international relations at the Gadjah Mada University[3] and joined the foreign ministry in March 1993.[2] Around the 2010s, Arief was assigned as a senior diplomat to the directorate for the protection of Indonesian citizens, where in 2016 he escorted 49 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims who had traveled using Philippine passports.[1] He was then assigned to head the second region in the directorate, covering the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Europe.[2] Afterwards, Arief was assigned to the embassy in Riyadh as the deputy chief of mission, where from 30 September to 12 December 2021 he served as the embassy's chargé d'affaires ad interim. He then returned to Jakarta as a senior diplomat in the foreign ministry's Africa directorate.[4]
In August 2024, President Joko Widodo nominated Agus as Indonesia's ambassador to Zimbabwe, with concurrent accreditation to Zambia. He passed a fit and proper test held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year[5] and was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025.[6] Shortly after his installation, he and five other new ambassadors from UGM met with UGM rector Ova Emilia[7] and Yogyakarta governor Hamengkubuwono X.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Lagi, 49 Jemaah Haji Indonesia Berpaspor Filipina Tiba di Tanah Air" [Again, 49 Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims with Philippine Passports Arrive Home]. Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Kementerian Agama RI. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Mayerfas (22 June 2017). "PENGUMUMAN NOMOR : Pengumuman/00167/KP/06/2017/03 TENTANG HASIL SELEKSI ADMINISTRASI SELEKSI TERBUKA JABATAN PIMPINAN TINGGI MADYA PERIODE I DAN PRATAMA PERIODE II KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI TAHUN ANGGARAN 2017" [Announcement No. Pengumuman/00167/KP/06/2017/03 Regarding the Administrative Selection Results for the Open Selection of High Leadership Positions (Madya Period I and Pratama Period II) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Fiscal Year 2017] (PDF). Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Marhaen (25 March 2025). "Ada Arief Hidayat, Hakim MK ada pula Arief Hidayat, Diplomat Karier" [There Is Arief Hidayat, Constitutional Court Judge, and Also Arief Hidayat, Career Diplomat]. Marhaen ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Dubes RI untuk Saudi Gagal Balik ke Tanah Air karena Aturan Baru Kemenhub" [Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Fails to Return Home Due to New Ministry of Transportation Regulation]. Kumparan (in Indonesian). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (17 September 2024). "Ini Daftar Calon Dubes LBBP Ikut Uji Kelayakan di DPR, Ada Junimart Girsang" [Here is the List of Prospective Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors Undergoing Feasibility Test at DPR, Including Junimart Girsang]. detikNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Harahap, Ricki Putra (March 24, 2025). "President Prabowo Appoints 31 New Indonesian Ambassadors". Jakarta Globe (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ Evani, Fuska Sani (7 May 2025). "Rektor UGM Terima Kunjungan 6 Duta Besar RI" [UGM Rector Receives Visit from 6 Indonesian Ambassadors]. VIVA Jogja (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Yanuar, H; Ridlo, Muhamad (6 May 2025). "Harapan Gubernur DIY ke 6 Duta Besar Lulusan UGM" [Hopes of Yogyakarta Governor for 6 Ambassadors Graduated from UGM]. Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 July 2025.