Muchdi Purwopranjono

Muchdi Purwopranjono
Chairman of Honorary Board Berkarya Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 July 2016
16th General Commander of Kopassus
In office 22 March 1998 – 23 May 1998
President	Soeharto
Preceded by	Prabowo Subianto
Succeeded by	Syahrir MS
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-15) 15 April 1949 (age 75) Sleman, Indonesia
Political party	Berkarya Party
Spouse	Puji Astuti
Children	Raditya Muhas Juvirawan, Dewi Kirana Juvirawati, Dias Baskara Dewantara
Alma mater	Indonesian Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Commands	Kopassus

Major General (Ret.) Muchdi Purwopranjono (born 15 April 1949) is an Indonesian politician and former major general who served briefly as chief of the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) and was former deputy head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). He was relieved of command duties in 1998 after the fall of Soeharto and was subsequently deemed responsible for abductions of pro-democracy activists. In 2008, he was acquitted of commissioning and assisting in the 2004 assassination of human rights campaigner Munir, following a trial deemed flawed by human rights organizations. He is presently the leader of a breakaway faction of Tommy Soeharto’s Berkarya Party and his leadership is recognized by the government.