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Tito Karnavian

Tito Karnavian

Indonesian politician and police officer (born 1964)


Police-General (Ret.) Muhammad Tito Karnavian[1] (born 26 October 1964) is a retired police officer and Indonesian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Home Affairs since 2019.[2][3] Previously, he served as chief of the Indonesian National Police from 2016 to 2019 and chief of the National Counter Terrorism Agency in 2016.

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Early life and education

Tito got his first formal education at SMA Negeri 2 Palembang and continued at the Indonesian Military Academy in 1987 because it was funded by the government. In 1993, Tito completed his education at the University of Exeter in England and earned an MA in police studies, and completed his education at the College of Police Science (STIK) in Jakarta in 1996 and earned a bachelor's degree in police studies.

Elementary school and junior high school are taken at Xaverius School, where his senior high school was at SMA Negeri 2 Palembang. When he was in grade 3, Tito started taking some undergraduate exams. He passed all tests, which included the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy, Medicine at Sriwijaya University, International Relations at Gadjah Mada University, and the State College of Accountancy. Eventually, he opted the Indonesian Military Academy, particularly the Police Academy.

  • Primary School: SD Xaverius 4 Palembang, Indonesia (1976)
  • Secondary School: SMP Xaverius 2 Palembang, Indonesia (1980)
  • High School: SMA Negeri 2 Palembang, Indonesia (1983)
  • Police Academy: Akademi Kepolisian Semarang, Indonesia (1987),
  • Master of Arts (M.A.) in Police Studies, University of Exeter, UK (1993)
  • Perguruan Tinggi Ilmu Kepolisian / PTIK (Police Science College), Jakarta, Indonesia (1996)
  • Royal New Zealand Air Force Command & Staff College, Auckland, New Zealand (Sesko) (1998) 
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Strategic Studies, Massey University, New Zealand (1998)[4]
  • Ph.D. in Strategic Studies with interest on Terrorism and Islamist Radicalization at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2013)

Career

Police career

Tito served as chief of the Indonesian National Police from 2016 to 2019 and chief of the National Counter Terrorism Agency in 2016.[5][6]

Political career

Split of Papua and West Papua Provinces

Shortly after his inauguration as Home Affairs Minister in October 2019, Tito confirmed that there would be a formation of a South Papua province, which was to be split from Papua.[7]

Later on, in April 2021, Tito proposed on splitting Western New Guinea into six provinces; Southwest Papua, West Papua, Central Papua, Central Mountains, South Papua, and Papua Tabi Saireri.[8][9]

COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

Tito also involved in national COVID-19 mitigation efforts during 2020 world pandemics. In his involvement, he issued instructions to all local governments on health restrictions policies, including the 2022 year end holidays restrictions.[10]

At the end of the year, he also issued the abolishment of health restrictions policies, as instructed by President Joko Widodo, considering that the national situation on pandemic is under control and the immune system of wider people have been better after several stages of vaccinations.[11]

2020 Local Leaders Election

On 2020 elections, Tito played an important role in succeeding 270 local elections with some 140 millions voters across the country. He applied specific policies to prevent the surge of COVID-19 cases, which resulted the democratic elections run smoothly without any increase in COVID-19 cases.[12]

Honours

Publications


References

  1. "Man With A Plan: Muhammad Tito Karnavian Signifies The Nation's Future". Indonesia Tatler. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. "Tito Karnavian Jadi Mendagri, Fachrul Razi Menteri Agama" [Tito Karnavian becomes Home Minister, Fachrul Razi becomes Religious minister]. Detik.com. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. "Indonesian President Jokowi announces new Cabinet". The Straits Times. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. "Aklamasi Komisi 3 DPR Setuju Tito Sebagai Kapolri Baru" [Unanimously Commission 3 DPR Agree Tito as Chief of Indonesia National Police]. Arah.com. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. "Tito Pastikan Provinsi Baru di Papua Bernama Papua Selatan". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. "Pemekaran Papua, Tito Ingin Tiru Perubahan di Papua Barat". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. "Papua Ditarget Mekar Jadi 6 Provinsi, Perdebatan Masih Alot". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. Tribunnews.com (11 November 2016). "Kapolri Jenderal Tito Karnavian Terima Bintang Bhayangkara Utama". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. Amelia, Zara (11 December 2017). Hantoro, Juli (ed.). "Tito Karnavian Dapat Penghargaan Panglima Gagah dari Malaysia". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. Priyasmoro, Muhammad Radityo (14 March 2018). Linawati, Mevi (ed.). "Kapolri Terima Bintang Anugerah Kehormatan dari 3 Matra TNI". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. "Mendagri Terima Penghargaan Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang". Litbang Kemendagri. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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