Didik Eko Pujianto

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Didik Eko Pujianto
Ambassador of Indonesia to Iraq
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 March 2025
PresidentPrabowo Subianto
Preceded byElmar Iwan Lubis
Personal details
Born (1966-10-23) October 23, 1966 (age 58)

Didik Eko Pujianto (born 23 October 1966) is an Indonesian diplomat who is currently serving as ambassador to Iraq since 24 March 2025. Previously, he was the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Singapore and the secretary of the directorate for protocol and consular affairs.

Career

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Born on 23 October 1966, Didik joined the foreign ministry in March 1991.[1] In the 2000s, Didik was assigned to the consulate general in Kinabalu, where he served as the head of chancery with the rank of first secretary.[2] Didik then became the acting consul general in 2006, during which he criticized the underpayment and poor treatment of Indonesian employees by their superiors, which caused them to flee from the premises, and urges Malaysian authorities to penalize negligent employers and improve worker protections. The consulate general receives monthly reports of abuse and underpayment and collaborates with the East Malaysian Plantation Association to monitor conditions.[3][4]

In February 2012, Didik was posted to the embassy in Seoul, serving within the political section with the rank of counsellor. He was posted in advance of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit.[5] After two years of service,[5] he was promoted to the embassy's chief of consular affair with the rank of minister counsellor.[6] During the 2015 MERS outbreak in South Korea, Didik issued cautious advisories to Indonesian citizens via social media and community groups instead of formal and massive warning in order to avoid alarming the public or straining diplomatic relations.[7]

By 2016, Didik was transferred to the directorate general for protocol and consular affairs, serving as the deputy director (chief of subdirectorate) for repatriation and social assistance within the directorate for the protection of Indonesian citizens. During his tenure as deputy director, Didik was involved in repatriating illegal Indonesian hajj pilgrims who traveled with Filipino passports.[8] He later published an op-ed criticizing Indonesian migrant workers who manipulated their data to meet overseas employment requirements, which caused them to face legal issues abroad, including accusations of document forgery.[9]

On 3 January 2017, Didik was promoted as the director for consular affairs within the directorate general.[10] He continued to be involved in matters relating to Indonesian migrants, especially regarding documentation for troubled migrant workers abroad. Issues include undocumented children born overseas, especially in cases where parents are not legally married or have abandoned them.[11] The directorate also collaborated with the religious ministry's family directorate to improve marriage registration services for Indonesian citizens abroad.[12]

Didik's stint as director lasted for about a year, as in mid-2018 he was posted to embassy in Singapore as the deputy chief of mission.[13] In 2020, he became the embassy's chargé d'affaires ad interim between the departure of I Gede Ngurah Swajaya and the arrival of the new ambassador Suryopratomo.[14] Didik continued to be involved in providing legal assistance to Indonesian migrant workers and announced that in 2020 alone, the embassy has spent 450 million rupiahs for the occasion.[15]

Finishing his assignment in Singapore, Didik returned to the directorate general for protocol and consular affairs, serving as its secretary since 9 March 2022.[16] In August 2024, President Joko Widodo nominated Didik as ambassador to Iraq. He passed a fit and proper test held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year[17] and was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025.[18] He arrived in Iraq and received his duties from the embassy's chargé d'affaires ad interim Abraham Franky Izaak Lebelauw on 24 July 2025.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "PENGUMUMAN HASIL SELEKSI ADMINISTRASI SELEKSI TERBUKA JABATAN PIMPINAN TINGGI (JPT) PRATAMA PERIODE III KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI TAHUN ANGGARAN 2021" [ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SELECTION RESULTS FOR THE OPEN SELECTION OF PRIMARY HIGH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS (JPT) III PERIOD MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FISCAL YEAR 2021] (PDF). Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. January 3, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "KJRI-Kinabalu" [Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Kota Kinabalu]. KBRI Kuala Lumpur. Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Penalise bosses: Indon Consul". Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Consulate claims Indonesian workers are being underpaid". Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Didik Eko Pujianto, Kepala Fungsi Konsuler KBRI Seoul" [Didik Eko Pujianto, Head of Consular Affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul]. KBS WORLD Indonesian (in Indonesian). February 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Structure". Indonesian Embassy Seoul. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ^ Amanda, Gita (4 June 2015). Kisihandi, Ferry (ed.). "Didik Eko Pujianto, Kepala Konsuler KBRI di Seoul, Korsel: Tidak Ada Rencana Travel Warning". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Lagi, 49 Jemaah Haji Indonesia Berpaspor Filipina Tiba di Tanah Air" [Again, 49 Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims with Philippine Passports Arrive Home]. Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Kementerian Agama RI. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ^ Pujianto, Didik Eko (18 April 2016). "TKI Mengubah Data, TKI Menuai Petaka" [TKI Altering Data, TKI Reaping Disaster]. detikNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  10. ^ Kementerian Luar Negeri, Republik Indonesia (3 January 2017). "Menlu RI Lantik 50 Pejabat Eselon II Kemlu" [Foreign Minister of Indonesia Inaugurates 50 Echelon II Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. ^ Suci Sekar (7 May 2018). "Jungkir-Balik Kemenlu Urus Dokumen TKI Bermasalah" [The Foreign Ministry's Uphill Battle Handling Troubled Migrant Workers' Documents]. Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Banyaknya WNI di Luar Negeri, Kemenag-Kemenlu Sinergi Terkait Pencatatan Nikah" [High Number of Indonesians Abroad, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Foreign Affairs Collaborate on Marriage Registration]. Chanelmuslim.com (in Indonesian). 24 March 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  13. ^ Walad, Syamsudin. "KBRI Ajak Mahasiwa dan Diaspora Promosikan Pariwisata Indonesia Di Singapura - Suara Karya". KBRI Ajak Mahasiwa dan Diaspora Promosikan Pariwisata Indonesia Di Singapura - Suara Karya (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  14. ^ Agency, ANTARA News. "Asosiasi Kopi di Singapura puji kopi Indonesia". ANTARA News Bali. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  15. ^ Uta (18 September 2020). "Edukasi Hukum Lindungi Pekerja Migran" [Legal Education Protects Migrant Workers]. Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  16. ^ Larasati Dyah Utami (9 March 2022). "Menlu RI Lantik Konsul Jenderal RI Johor Bahru, Konsul RI Songkhla, dan Pimpinan Tinggi Pratama". TribunNews.com (in Indonesian). KG Media. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  17. ^ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (17 September 2024). "Ini Daftar Calon Dubes LBBP Ikut Uji Kelayakan di DPR, Ada Junimart Girsang" [Here is the List of Prospective Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors Undergoing Feasibility Test at DPR, Including Junimart Girsang]. detikNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  18. ^ Harahap, Ricki Putra (March 24, 2025). "President Prabowo Appoints 31 New Indonesian Ambassadors". Jakarta Globe (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  19. ^ Pada tanggal 24 Juli 2025, KBRI Baghdad telah melaksanakan serah terima tugas dan tanggung jawab (Sertijab) Kepala Perwakilan Republik Indonesia untuk Republik Irak di Baghdad .