Hari Sabarno (12 August 1944 – 31 May 2019) was an Indonesian army officer and former Minister of Home Affairs.^[2][3][4]

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Hari Sabarno
Official portrait, 1997
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Ad-interim
In office 12 March 2004 – 20 October 2004
President	Megawati Soekarnoputri
Preceded by	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Succeeded by	Widodo Adi Sutjipto
24th Minister of Home Affairs
In office 10 August 2001 – 20 October 2004
President	Megawati Soekarnoputri
Preceded by	Soerjadi Soedirdja
Succeeded by	Mohammad Ma'ruf
Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly ABRI/TNI & Polri Faction
In office 23 May 1998 – 9 August 2001
President	B. J. Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid
Speaker	Harmoko Amien Rais
Preceded by	Syarwan Hamid
Succeeded by	Agus Widjojo
Personal details
Born	(1944-08-12)12 August 1944 Surakarta, Central Java, Japanese East Indies
Died	31 May 2019(2019-05-31) (aged 74) [1] Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Spouse	R. A. Dewi Margawati
Children	Vina S Priamsari Fery Indrayudha
Alma mater	Indonesian Military Academy (1967)
Occupation	Military Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Years of service	1967—2001
Rank	General (honorary)
Unit	Infantry

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On 12 March 2004, he was appointed by Megawati Soekarnoputri to be the interim Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs replacing Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who resigned from the post. Hari Sabarno also served as Minister of Home Affairs.

When he served as Minister of Home Affairs, there was a case of corruption in the procurement of Fire Trucks in 22 regions in Indonesia in 2002. This case dragged former Director General of Regional Autonomy Oentarto Sindung Mawardi and a number of regional heads to prison. Oentarto and a number of regional heads said Hari had to take responsibility for the corruption.^[5]