Saleh Djamhari

Saleh Asad Djamhari (12 March 1938 – 26 May 2017) was an Indonesian military historian and army officer. He served for thirty years in the Indonesian Army as a military historian, reaching the rank of colonel, and later became a lecturer of history at the University of Indonesia.

Early life Saleh As'ad Djamhari was born in Malang on 12 March 1938. His father, Djamhari, was a Nahdlatul Ulama member who was recruited into the Defenders of the Homeland militia, and fought in the Indonesian National Revolution as a company commander. After Indonesian independence, Djamhari graduated from high school in Malang and studied literature at Gadjah Mada University, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1962.

In 1967, Djamhari enlisted in the Indonesian Army due to an invitation by military academic Nugroho Notosusanto. He took a course in military history within the army in 1974, and eventually reached the rank of colonel. His time in the army ended in 1997, after which he resumed his studies at UI, receiving a doctorate in 2002. and was later published as a book in 2004. and was buried at the Tanah Kusir Cemetery.