Faizal Chery Sidharta
Faizal Chery Sidharta | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Indonesia to Ethiopia | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2025 | |
| President | Prabowo Subianto |
| Preceded by | Al Busyra Basnur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1971 |
| Education | University of Indonesia (S.Sos., M.Si.) |
Faizal Chery Sidharta (born 27 March 1971) is an Indonesian diplomat who is currently serving as the Ambassador of Indonesia to Ethiopia since 24 March 2025.
Career
Born on 27 March 1971, Faizal holds a bachelor's and master's degree in international relations from the University of Indonesia. He joined the foreign ministry in March 1999. During his tenure, he held diplomatic posts such as the political counsellor at the Embassy of Indonesia, Berlin[1] and head of section at the ASEAN functional cooperation.[2] He was then appointed as the chief of the transnational crime countermeasures subdirectorate in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament,[1] during which he was involved in handling matters relating to mass imigration and refugees.[3][4] He also attended the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in 2015.[5]
Faizal was assigned to the Indonesian permanent mission in Geneva for UN and other international organizations as a minister counsellor. He was then assigned to the ASEAN directorate general in the foreign ministry, where he became the director for political and security cooperation[6] and director for external cooperation.[7][8]
In August 2024, President Joko Widodo nominated Faizal Chery as Indonesia's ambassador to Ethiopia, with concurrent accreditation to Djibouti, Eritrea, and the African Union.[9] He passed a fit and proper test held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year.[10] He was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025.[11]
References
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- ^ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2015). "Final List of Participants" (PDF). Doha, Qatar: United Nations.
- ^ "Akan Jadi Ketua ASEAN 2023, Indonesia Perlu Kuatkan Diplomasi Untuk Hadapi Tantangan Global". Rmol.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Purwanti, Teti. "Indonesia Kukuhkan Peran ASEAN untuk Kemakmuran Asia-Pasifik". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Muhammad, Mahdi (2025-05-21). "ASEAN Gandeng China dan Negara Teluk untuk Hadapi Tantangan Ekonomi Global". www.kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ "Beredar Nama-Nama Calon Duta Besar, Ada Wishnutama yang Diajukan jadi Dubes RI untuk Amerika Serikat". Kompas.tv (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ RM.ID. "DPR Segera Gelar Fit And Proper Test Buat 22 Calon Dubes, Wishnutama Termasuk". Rakyat Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Mahadewi, Mega Putri (27 March 2025). "Ada Politikus PDIP, Berikut Daftar 31 Duta Besar RI yang Dilantik Presiden Prabowo Subianto" [PDIP Politician Among 31 Indonesian Ambassadors Inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto]. Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 June 2025.