7 Notable alumni of Brawijaya University
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Brawijaya University is ranked #918 in the world and #8 in Indonesia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Brawijaya University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Brawijaya University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Munir Said Thalib
1965-2004 (aged 39)
jurist
politician
Munir Said Thalib was an Indonesian activist. Founder of the KontraS human rights organisation and laureate of the 2000 Right Livelihood Award, Munir was assassinated in 2004 while travelling to Utrecht University to pursue a master's degree in international law and human rights. He is one of Indonesia's most renowned human rights and anti-corruption activists.
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2. La Nyalla Mattalitti
1959-. (aged 67)
association football player
politician
La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti is an Indonesian politician. Currently speaker of the Regional Representative Council, he was formerly chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).
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3. Cornelis
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Cornelis is a West Kalimantan governor from 2008 to 2018. He got his master's degree in law from a university in Pontianak in 2004. He is the second Dayak governor in the province after Oevaang Oeray.
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4. I Gede Pasek Suardika
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
I Gede Pasek Suardika is an Indonesian lawyer and politician of the Nusantara Awakening Party (PKN) and its chairman from 2021 to 2023. He was a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from 2009 to 2014 and the Regional Representative Council (DPD) as a senator for Bali from 2014 to 2019.
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5. Benny Kabur Harman
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Benny Kabur Harman is an Indonesian politician and a member of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia and member of the Democratic Party. Harman made news after rejecting the Omnibus Law on Job Creation and being denied to express his opinion by the Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Azis Syamsuddin.
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6. Yusriansyah Syarkawi
1950-2021 (aged 71)
politician
Yusriansyah Syarkawi was an Indonesian politician who served as Regent of Paser from 1999 to 2004, and again from 2016 until his death.
7. Firsta Yufi
2001-. (aged 25)
activist
model
entrepreneur
beauty queen
Firsta Yufi Amarta Putri is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2025. She represented Indonesia at Miss Supranational 2025 in Poland, where she reached the top 24 and won the title of Miss Supranational Asia & Oceania 2025.
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