JAKARTA, thekabarnews.com—Retired admiral Widodo Adi Sutjipto, Indonesia’s 14th military commander and the first Navy officer to lead the Indonesian National Armed Forces, died in Jakarta on Saturday night, Oct. 24. He was 82.

The Indonesian military (TNI) confirmed his death on Sunday. Maj. Gen. Muhammad Nas, head of the TNI Information Center, expressed the institution’s condolences but did not immediately disclose the cause of death.

“Yes, we are all grieving his passing,” Muhammad Nas told journalists in Jakarta, according to Antara.

The Indonesian Fleet Command (Koarmada RI) separately announced the news through its official Instagram account.

“The Commander of the Indonesian Fleet Command extends his condolences over the passing of Admiral (Ret.) Widodo Adi Sutjipto, the 14th commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. May he pass in a state of husnul khatimah and receive the mercy and forgiveness of Allah the Almighty. Amen,” Koarmada RI wrote.

Widodo was scheduled to receive a military funeral at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The ceremony reflected his decades of service in the Navy, the armed forces and the national government.

Born in Boyolali, Central Java, on Aug. 1, 1944, Widodo graduated from the Indonesian Naval Academy in 1968. He later rose through the Navy’s senior leadership and served as Navy chief of staff from June 1998 until July 1999.

President Abdurrahman Wahid appointed Widodo as TNI commander on Oct. 26, 1999. He subsequently served until June 7, 2002, becoming the first Navy officer to lead Indonesia’s armed forces. As a result, his appointment represented a significant shift in an institution that Army generals had historically led.

After retiring from active military duty, Widodo continued to serve the country. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed him coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs in October 2004. He remained in the post until October 2009.

During his ministerial tenure, Widodo also briefly served as acting home affairs minister in 2007. Eventually, he became acting state minister for administrative reform in October 2009.

Widodo returned to public office in 2010 as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council responsible for defense and security. An official council profile records his service during the 2010–2014 term.

His career spanned Indonesia’s transition from the late New Order period into the democratic Reform Era. Widodo is immortalized in the country’s military history as the naval officer who broke a long-standing pattern of Army leadership at the top of the TNI.