Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indonesian politician
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Place of Birth: Bandung, Indonesia
About Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono
- Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (born 10 August 1978 in Bandung, West Java) is an Indonesian politician and former military officer.
- He is the oldest child of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Kristiani Herawati.He graduated from Taruna Nusantara High School in 1997 and the Indonesian Military Academy in 2000.
- He is a holder of the Adhi Makayasa Medal (best graduate of the Military Academy), similar to his father.
- In July 2006, Agus graduated from the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, Singapore with a master's degree in strategic studies, He then continued his studies at Harvard University.
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gave a speech at Harvard Kennedy School in September 2009 and joked that Agus became "another Harvard student working for" him – some of Yudhoyono's ministers and military generals also went to Harvard.He married Annisa Pohan on 8 July 2005.
- The couple's first daughter, Almira Tunggadewi Yudhoyono, was born on 17 August 2008.After 16 years in the military, he resigned in 2016 while holding the rank of Major to run as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Jakarta in the 2017 election, with Sylviana Murni as his running mate.
- He was supported by the Democratic Party, United Development Party (PPP), National Awakening Party (PKB), and National Mandate Party (PAN).
- He finished third in the election with 17.06% of the popular vote, behind Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan who secured 42.96% and 39.97% of the total votes respectively.
- Due to this, he was excluded from the second phase of the elections.
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