Police-General (Ret.) Muhammad Tito Karnavian (born 26 October 1964) is an Indonesian politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as Minister of Home Affairs. Previously, he served as chief of the Indonesian National Police from 2016 to 2019 and chief of the National Counter Terrorism Agency in 2016.
Early life and education Tito got his first formal education at SMA Negeri 2 Palembang and continued at the Indonesian Military Academy in 1987 because it was funded by the government. In 1993, Tito completed his education at the University of Exeter in England and earned an MA in police studies, and completed his education at the College of Police Science (STIK) in Jakarta in 1996 and earned a bachelor's degree in police studies.
Elementary school and junior high school are taken at Xaverius School, where his senior high school was at SMA Negeri 2 Palembang. When he was in grade 3, Tito started taking some undergraduate exams. He passed all tests, which included the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy, Medicine at Sriwijaya University, International Relations at Gadjah Mada University, and the State College of Accountancy. Eventually, he opted the Indonesian Military Academy, particularly the Police Academy. Primary School: SD Xaverius 4 Palembang, Indonesia (1976) Secondary School: SMP Xaverius 2 Palembang, Indonesia (1980) High School: SMA Negeri 2 Palembang, Indonesia (1983) Police Academy: Akademi Kepolisian Semarang, Indonesia (1987), Master of Arts (M.A.) in Police Studies, University of Exeter, UK (1993) Perguruan Tinggi Ilmu Kepolisian / PTIK (Police Science College), Jakarta, Indonesia (1996) Royal New Zealand Air Force Command & Staff College, Auckland, New Zealand (Sesko) (1998) Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Strategic Studies, Massey University, New Zealand (1998)Massey University Ph.D. in Strategic Studies with interest on Terrorism and Islamist Radicalization at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2013)
Career
Police career Tito served as chief of the Indonesian National Police from 2016 to 2019 and chief of the National Counter Terrorism Agency in 2016.
Political career Split of Papua and West Papua Provinces Shortly after his inauguration as Home Affairs Minister in October 2019, Tito confirmed that there would be a formation of a South Papua province, which was to be split from Papua.
Later on, in April 2021, Tito proposed on splitting Western New Guinea into six provinces; Southwest Papua, West Papua, Central Papua, Central Mountains, South Papua, and Papua Tabi Saireri.
COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts
Tito also involved in national COVID-19 mitigation efforts during 2020 world pandemics. In his involvement, he issued instructions to all local governments on health restrictions policies, including the 2022 year end holidays restrictions.
At the end of the year, he also issued the abolishment of health restrictions policies, as instructed by President Joko Widodo, considering that the national situation on pandemic is under control and the immune system of wider people have been better after several stages of vaccinations.
2020 Local Leaders Election
On 2020 elections, Tito played an important role in succeeding 270 local elections with some 140 millions voters across the country. He applied specific policies to prevent the surge of COVID-19 cases, which resulted in the democratic elections run smoothly without any increase in COVID-19 cases.
Honours National honours Star of Mahaputera, 2nd Class () (2020) National Police Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class () (2016) Army Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class () (2018) Navy Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class () (2018) Air Force Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class () (2018) National Police Meritorious Service Star, 2nd Class () National Police Meritorious Service Star, 3rd Class () Police Long Service Medal, 32 Years () Medal for Advancing Police Organization () Medal for Meritorious Policing Duty () Medal for Concrete Work in the Police Force () Medal for Police Education () Medal for Police Duty in International Peacekeeping () Medal for Police Duty in Remote Regions () Medal for National Defense Service () Medal for Police Operation () Military Operation Service Medal in Aceh () Military Operation Service Medal Raksaka Dharma () Medal for Providing an Example of Meritorious Personality () Medal for Service in the Field of Social Welfare ()
Foreign honours : Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang, 1st Class (DPKT) – Dato Paduka Seri (15 July 2017) : Medal of Merit (2018) : Pingat Panglima Gagah Pasukan Polis (P.G.P.P.) (2017) : "100 years of International Police Cooperation" Jubilee Medal (2017) : Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (D.U.B.C.) (2020)
Publications Indonesian Top Secret: Membongkar Konflik Poso (Breaking Down Poso Conflict), Gramedia, Jakarta, 2008. Regional Fraternity: Collaboration between Violent Groups in Indonesia and the Philippines, a chapter in a book of "Terrorism in South and Southeast Asia in the Coming Decade", ISEAS, Singapura, 2009. Bhayangkara di Bumi Cenderawasih (The Guardian in The Land of Cendrawasih Bird), ISPI Strategic Series, Jakarta, 2013. Explaining Islamist Insurgencies, Imperial College, London, 2014 Polri Dalam Arsitektur Negara (Police in State Architecture), LIPI, Jakarta, 2017. Democratic Policing, Gramedia, Jakarta, 2017.
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