Umar Wirahadikusumah

Umar Wirahadikusumah
Official portrait, 1983
4th Vice President of Indonesia
In office 11 March 1983 – 11 March 1988
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Adam Malik
Succeeded by	Sudharmono
8th Chair of the Audit Board of Indonesia
In office 1973–1983
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Dadang Suprayogi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Jusuf
9th Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
In office 25 November 1969 – 27 April 1973
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Maraden Panggabean
Succeeded by	Surono Reksodimejo
Personal details
Born	(1924-10-10)10 October 1924 Soemedang, West-Java, Dutch East Indies
Died	21 March 2003(2003-03-21) (aged 78) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes Cemetery
Political party	Golkar
Spouse	Karlinah Djaja Atmadja ​ ​ (m. 1957)​
Relatives	Agus Wirahadikusumah (nephew)
Occupation	Army officer politician
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Years of service	1945–1973
Rank	General
Unit	Infantry (Kostrad)
Commands	Kodam Jayakarta Kostrad
Battles/wars	Indonesian National Revolution Madiun Affair PRRI rebellion
Service no.	13761[1]

Umar Wirahadikusumah (listen^ⓘ; 10 October 1924 – 21 March 2003) was an Indonesian politician and former army general, who served as the fourth vice president of Indonesia, serving from 1983 until 1988. Previously, he was chair of the Audit Board of Indonesia from 1973 until 1983, and Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 1969 until 1973. Born to a noble Sundanese family, he was educated at the Europeesche Lagere School Tasikmalaya and Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs Pasundan. He entered the military in 1943, during the Japanese occupation. He would go on to serve in the Indonesian Army during and after the Indonesian National Revolution, seeing combat in the Madiun Affair and the PRRI rebellion.

After hearing about the kidnapping of six Generals and seeing unidentified troops occupying the Merdeka Square, Umar sent word to Kostrad Commander, Major General Suharto of the events that had just unfolded and requested his assistance. Umar accepted Suharto's decision to assume command of the Army and supported him in his efforts to crack down on the attempted coup, gaining great trust from Suharto. In 1967, Umar became Deputy Army Chief of Staff before finally becoming the Army Chief of Staff himself in 1969. In 1973, his active military career came to an end and he became the Chairman of the State Audit Board (BPK), a position which he would hold until 1973. In 1983, he was selected by Suharto to become vice president, a choice considered rather unexpected. As vice president, he combated corruption and held prayer services at the vice presidential palace. His term as vice president ended in March 1988 when he was replaced by Sudharmono. He died on 21 March 2003, due to heart and lung problems. His body was interred at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, Jakarta.