33 Facts About Tanribali Lamo

Achmad Tanribali Salim Lamo was born on 15 November 1952 and is an Indonesian military officer and bureaucrat who became the Director General of National Unity and Politics in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Tanribali Lamo was born on 15 November 1952 in Bone Regency.

Tanribali Lamo started his education at the People's School in 1958 and finished in 1964.

Tanribali Lamo then attended junior high school and high school in Makassar, where he finished in 1970.

Tanribali Lamo entered the National Armed Forces Academy in 1970, four years after his father became governor.

Tanribali Lamo graduated from the academy with the rank of second lieutenant on 16 December 1974.

Tanribali Lamo started his military career as a platoon commander in the Siliwangi Military Regional Command.

Tanribali Lamo was transferred again in 1991 to the Jaya Military Region Command, where he became the deputy adjutant general and later adjutant general to the military region's commander.

Tanribali Lamo ended his tenure at the military region in 1995 and became the Superintendent of the Adjutant General Education Center.

Tanribali Lamo was appointed an assistant senior officer in the army personnel staff in 1995 before being appointed the director of the army intendance two years later.

Tanribali Lamo was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and held the position for two years.

Tanribali Lamo then became the Deputy Assistant for Personal Affairs to the Army Chief of Staff in 2001.

Tanribali Lamo was promoted to major general in 2003 and became the Assistant for Personnel Affairs to the Army Chief of Staff.

Tanribali Lamo's swearing in as an expert staff marked his "transfer of status" from a military officer to a civilian.

Several hours later, on 12 o'clock, Tanribali Lamo was sworn in as the Acting Governor of South Sulawesi.

Indonesian Institute of Science political researcher, Ikrar Nusabhakti, stated that Tanribali Lamo's appointment signifies the setback on the armed forces reformation and a gross violation of the law.

The armed forces spokesperson Sagoem Tamboen stated that Tanribali Lamo had not retired from the military, while the army spokesperson Ricardo Siagian stated that Tanribali Lamo was no longer a member of the armed forces.

Mardiyanto himself stated that he appointed Tanribali Lamo due to the lack of any ministry officials that could held the office and that Tanribali Lamo was a well-known and neutral figure in South Sulawesi who he believed could pacify the province.

Immediately after his inauguration as the acting governor, Tanribali Lamo held a coordinating meeting with bureau heads of South Sulawesi, which resulted in the decision to resolve the electoral conflict as soon as possible.

Tanribali Lamo arranged a meeting between the two candidates, to which both agreed.

Tanribali Lamo visited other influential figures, such as former governor Andi Oddang and local leaders of political parties.

Tempo remarked that Tanribali Lamo's pacification strategy was a success, as Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, became gradually clear from clashes due to the conflicts.

Tanribali Lamo was inaugurated for the same office second time on 17 September 2010.

In July 2013, Tanribali Lamo announced that his directorate general are preparing seven government regulations for organizations.

Tanribali Lamo stated that these regulations were made to sanction organizations that led to social unrest.

Tanribali Lamo announced the previous month that the directorate general has recorded a total of 298 internal conflicts in Indonesia from 2010 until 2012.

Tanribali Lamo announced in October 2014 that his directorate general have been monitoring the acts of the Islamic Defenders Front for the past few years and has received countless reports about the organizations.

Tanribali Lamo stated that prior to that month, the directorate general only gave sanctions to the organization.

Unlike his previous experience in Central Sulawesi, Tanribali Lamo had to face various problems regarding elections and bureaucracy in the province.

Tanribali Lamo was faced with the reality that only 29 percent of the funds allocated for West Papua's budget were used.

Tanribali Lamo only had to handle the second round of the gubernatorial election in North Maluku, unlike in the previous province where he had to completely start over the elections again.

Tanribali Lamo eventually ended his tenure as acting governor on 2 May 2014.

Tanribali Lamo retired from the Ministry of Home Affairs on 1 January 2015 and was replaced by Indro Baskoro as acting director general.