Da'i Bachtiar

Indonesian police general (born 1950)

2008–2012Ambassadors to Malaysia Personal detailsBorn (1950-01-25) 25 January 1950 (age 74)
Indramayu, West Java, IndonesiaCitizenshipIndonesianPolitical partyIndependentSpouseIda YuliantiOccupationPolice
PoliticianPolice careerAllegianceIndonesiaBranch

Indonesian National PoliceService years1975–2008Rank

Police-General

Da'i Bachtiar (born 25 January 1950) was Chief of the Indonesian National Police from 2001 to 2005.

On 15 October 2002, he announced that Indonesian investigators at the scene of the Bali bombings had recovered traces of C-4 plastic explosives. It is rumoured that there was rivalry between Bachtiar and intelligence chief Hendropriyono. In November 2002, after Amrozi had been arrested, Bachtiar had a face-to-face meeting with him. Bachtiar laughed, shook hands and posed for photographs with Amrozi.

Currently Bachtiar holds positions as a Professor of Security & Counter-Terrorism at Edith Cowan University and Presidium Chairman of Indonesia Crime Prevention Foundation.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Australia: Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (A.O.)^[1]
Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - Tan Sri (P.S.M.) (2003)^[2]