1. Moeldoko is an Indonesian government official, businessman, and retired general serving as the current Chief of Staff of Presidency for President Joko Widodo, previously serving as Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.
10 Facts About Moeldoko
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Moeldoko graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1981 and received the Adhi Makayasa medal as valedictorian of his class.
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Moeldoko has been assigned to several military operations during his career.
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Moeldoko has been mentioned as potential VP and running mate of Joko Widodo, the governor of Jakarta and candidate in the 2014 Indonesian presidential elections, though he ultimately is not selected as a candidate.
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General Moeldoko has been involved in handling the incident of the turning-back asylum boats in Australia.
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Moeldoko is involved in the decision to name an Indonesian navy ship after marines associated with MacDonald House Bombing in Singapore in 1965.
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Moeldoko had been criticized for allegedly wearing a $100,000 Richard Mille Felipe Massa collection watch while millions of Indonesians are living in poverty.
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Moeldoko stated that the watch is a Chinese-made fake replica and not a real one.
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Moeldoko was born in Kediri, East Java as the youngest son in a family of twelve children.
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Moeldoko attended an agricultural vocational school in the town of Jombang in East Java and the joined the military academy in Magelang, Central Java.