Sarwo Edhie Wibowo

General (Honorary) (Ret.) Sarwo Edhie Wibowo
Portrait of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo
Ambassador of Indonesia to South Korea
In office May 1974 – May 1978
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Position established Benny Moerdani (acting)
Succeeded by	Kaharuddin Nasution
Commander of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih
In office 2 July 1968 – 20 February 1970
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Brigadier General Bintoro
Succeeded by	Brigadier General Acub Zainal
7th Commander of Kodam II/Bukit Barisan
In office 25 June 1967 – 2 July 1968
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Brigadier General Sobiran
Succeeded by	Brigadier General Leo Lopulisa
5th Commander of RPKAD/Puspassus AD
In office 1964–1967
President	Sukarno Suharto
Preceded by	Lieutenant Colonel Mung Parhadimulyo
Succeeded by	Brigadier General Widjojo Soejono
Personal details
Born	(1925-07-25)25 July 1925 Purworejo, Dutch East Indies
Died	9 November 1989(1989-11-09) (aged 64) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Purworejo, Central Java
Spouse	Sunarti Sri Hadiyah
Relations	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (son-in-law)
Children	7, including Kristiani Herrawati and Pramono Edhie Wibowo
Occupation	Army officer diplomat
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan Indonesia
Branch/service	Defenders of the Homeland Indonesian Army
Years of service	1942–1975
Rank	General (honorary)
Unit	Infantry (RPKAD)
Commands	RPKAD/Puspassus AD Kodam II/Bukit Barisan Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih
Battles/wars	Indonesian National Revolution 30 September Movement

Sarwo Edhie Wibowo (25 July 1925 – 9 November 1989) was an Indonesian military leader and the father of Kristiani Herrawati, the former first lady of Indonesia, and the wife of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and also the father of Chief of Staff Pramono Edhie Wibowo. As an army colonel, he played a direct role in directing troops during the Indonesian killings of 1965–66, in which more than half a million Indonesian civilians died. With Suharto's blessing, Wibowo initiated the slaughter.^[1] Later, he served as Chairman of the BP-7 center, as Indonesia's ambassador to South Korea, and as governor of the Indonesian Military Academy.