11 Facts About Sanitiar Burhanuddin

Sanitiar Burhanuddin is the present Attorney General of Indonesia, serving since October 2019 in the cabinet of President Joko Widodo.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin was previously deputy attorney general for civil and state administrative cases.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin said the incidents could not be classified as gross violations of human rights.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin said this came about when he completed elementary school; his teacher wrote his name on his graduation certificate as ST Burhanuddin and the truncated name stuck.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin began his career at Jambi High Prosecutor's Office in 1989.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin graduated from Diponegoro University's faculty of law and later served at District Attorney Offices in several regions, from Bangko in Jambi province to Cilacap in Central Java.

In 2007, Sanitiar Burhanuddin served as the attorney general's execution and examination director.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin was head of the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of North Maluku from 2008 to 2009.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin once had to deal with a corruption case involving the former regent of Gowa, Ichsan Yasin Limpo.

Sanitiar Burhanuddin resigned from the position in October 2019 after being appointed attorney general.

On October 29,2024, the Attorney General's Office under Sanitiar Burhanuddin faced criticism for potentially politically motivated charges against former Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong, stemming from a minor procedural matter ten years ago, which has raised concerns about the integrity of the office in handling corruption cases.