Idham Azis

Idham Azis (born 30 January 1963) is an Indonesian police general. He was the Chief of the Indonesian National Police, having served from November 2019 until January 2021. Originating from Kendari, he began his career in the police force in 1988, and participated in several counter-terrorism operations before holding several high-ranking posts as the Chief of the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police and the Criminal Investigation Agency.

Early life and education Azis was born on 30 January 1963 in the Kampung Salo neighborhood of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi as the second child of five, and he completed the first twelve years of his education in Kendari's state schools before attempting to enroll in the Police Academy. He was rejected the first time, and he enrolled in the Faculty of Agriculture at the Haluoleo University, but he reapplied to the Police Academy, and he was accepted at his third application. He graduated from the academy as part of the class of 1988.

Career He began his career as a police officer in the Bandung City Police, where he held several posts and positions until 1999 when he was moved to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. In 2005, he joined Densus 88 and soon afterwards took part in a counter-terrorism police raid which resulted in the death of Azahari Husin. He was given a special promotion for his part.

Chief of National Police Following the appointment of Tito as the Minister of Home Affairs, Azis was appointed and sworn in as Chief of National Police on 1 November 2019. As part of his appointment, he was promoted to a four-star police general.