Idham Azis (born 30 January 1963) is an Indonesian police general. He was the

Chief of the Indonesian National Police The Chief of the Indonesian National Police, commonly known as the National Police Chief, is the official who heads the Indonesian National Police (Polri). Since it was first formed, this position has experienced several changes in hierarchy and ...

, having served from November 2019 until January 2021. Originating from

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, he began his career in the police force in 1988, and participated in several counter-terrorism operations before holding several high-ranking posts as the Chief of the

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and the Criminal Investigation Agency.

Early life and education

Azis was born on 30 January 1963 in the Kampung Salo neighborhood of

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as the second child of five, and he completed the first twelve years of his education in Kendari's state schools before attempting to enroll in the

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. He was rejected the first time, and he enrolled in the Faculty of Agriculture at the Haluoleo University, but he reapplied to the Police Academy, and he was accepted at his third application. He graduated from the academy as part of the class of 1988.

Career

He began his career as a police officer in the Bandung City Police, where he held several posts and positions until 1999 when he was moved to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. By 2004, he was deputy chief police officer for

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, and later was reassigned to

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. In 2005, he joined

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and soon afterwards took part in a counter-terrorism

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which resulted in the death of

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. He was given a special promotion for his part. He also investigated the 2005 beheadings of three Christian girls in Poso. Afterwards, he held several more posts in the Criminal Investigation Agency (''Bareskrim''), rejoining the

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Police and becoming the Chief of Police for

in 2008. In 2010, he was deputy chief of the Densus, with

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as the chief. He was promoted to police brigadier general after the conclusion of his time as deputy chief, when he was again moved to Bareskrim. He was the Chief of Police in

for some time, among other positions, before he was appointed to be Chief of Jakarta Police in 2017. On 22 January 2019, he was appointed as Chief of Bareskrim, with his rank at that time being an

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(two-star).

Chief of National Police

Following the appointment of Tito as the Minister of Home Affairs, Azis was appointed and sworn in as Chief of National Police on 1 November 2019. As part of his appointment, he was promoted to a four-star police general.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azis, Idham Living people 1963 births People from Kendari Indonesian Muslims Indonesian police officers