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Agus Subekti (5 April 1920 – 31 January 1988) was an Indonesian admiral who served as the first commander of the Indonesian Marine Corps and as the Vice Governor of West Irian from 1964 until 1965.

Early life Subekti was born on 5 April 1920 in Semarang, the capital of Central Java. Subekti begin his education at the Hollands Inlandsche School (elementary school for indigenous people) and graduated from the school in 1934. After his graduation from the school, Subekti enrolled at the Atmodirono Technische Avondschool, a technical evening school located in Surabaya. He took hydraulic engineering and architecture major in the school

During his early tenure in the navy, Subekti helped form the Marine Corps, which at that time was a special unit under the command of Tegal Naval Base. Subekti — at that time ranked sea major — was inaugurated as the Commander of the Marine Corps on 15 November 1945 with Naval Captain OB Sjaaf as his deputy. Subekti was replaced by Achmad Djatmika Legawa as the commander of the Marine Corps,

On 1 January 1961, Subekti was appointed as the naval attache to the Soviet Union. He held the office for two years until he returned to Indonesia to serve as the chief of staff of the Naval Staff and Command College. Aside from his office as vice governor, Subekti also held other offices, such as the First Deputy Speaker of the Regional People's Representative Council of West Irian During his tenure, Subekti proposed to construct a naval school in Yos Sudarso Bay.

Subekti was honourably dismissed from his office as vice governor on 1 July 1965. Subekti was also promoted from first admiral to rear admiral on 1 October 1970.

In 1971, Subekti was put as the commander of the 4th Naval Territory. As part of the dual function of the armed forces at that time, Subekti was ex officio appointed to civilian offices, such as member of the Functional Regional Council and a member of the People's Consultative Assembly from the Armed Forces. Subekti was dismissed from the office in 1973, and became a naval officer assisted to the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy until he retired in 1975.

Death Subekti died in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 31 January 1988.