47 Notable alumni of Padjadjaran University

Kalatiku Paembonan was an Indonesian politician, bureaucrat, and lecturer who served as the Regent of North Toraja from 2016 to 2021. Before entering politics, Kalatiku worked in the Department of Home Affairs and held several high-ranking positions in the Department. He then became a lecturer at the Institute of Public Governance before resigning to stand in the North Toraja regency...

Helmy Fauzi is an Indonesian politician and diplomat. He was member of the People's Representative Council for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) between 2009 and 2014. He was Indonesia's ambassador to Egypt between 2016 and 2020.

Jalaluddin Rakhmat, also known by the nickname of Kang Jalal, was an Indonesian academic and politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle who became the member of the People's Representative Council from 2014 until 2019.

Adang Sudrajat was an Indonesian medical doctor and elected official for the Prosperous Justice Party in the People's Representative Council (DPR-RI) and Bandung city council. His second term in the DPR-RI ended abruptly due to his death from COVID-19 in July 2021.

Helianti Hilman is a lawyer involved in e-commerce in Indonesia with "Javara". The business's mission is to market indigenous Indonesian food products. In 2019 she became one of UNCTAD's "eTrade for Women Advocate".

Salman Aristo is an Indonesian screenwriter and film director best known for his work on Ayat-Ayat Cinta, Laskar Pelangi, Garuda di Dadaku, and Sang Penari.

Dian Triansyah Djani is an Indonesian diplomat currently serving as the special advisor to the foreign minister for priority programs. He was Permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York from 2016 to 2021 and in Geneva from 2009 to 2012, with a tenure as director general of America and Europe from 2012 to 2016 and ASEAN from...

Mohamad Suleman Hidayat is an Indonesian businessman and politician from Jombang, East Java. He was part of the Second United Indonesia Cabinet and has served as Minister of Industry in Indonesia since 22 October 2009 until 20 October 2014. He previously served as chairman of KADIN from 2004 and as chairman of Real Estate Indonesia (1989–1992) and vice chairman of...

Hasan Kleib, is an Indonesian diplomat and the current permanent representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, World Trade Organizations, and other international organizations in Geneva from March 2017. Previously, he was the director general of multilateral affairs of Indonesia. He served as the permanent representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New...

Nadjib Riphat Kesoema DSG is an Indonesian diplomat and was Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu until 2017. He has been awarded four cultural awards from Belgium including Chevalier d'honorarium (knight) from the Haute Confrerie Royal du Noble Corcieli of the city of Oostende as well as the Order of St. Gregory the Great – The Holy See by Pope John...

Nurhajizah Marpaung is an Indonesian retired military officer and politician who became the Vice Governor of North Sumatra from 2017 until 2018. Her last position in the military was as the General Counsel of the Ministry of Defense. She unsuccessfully ran for Regent of Asahan in 2015 and 2020.

Basrief Arief was an Indonesian prosecutor who served as the Attorney General of Indonesia from 26 November 2010 until 20 October 2014. He was born in Tanjung Enim in South Sumatra.

Netty Prasetiyani Heryawan is an Indonesian activist and politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) since 2019.

Widyaningrum Surya Nugraha, known professionally as Widya Saputra, is an Indonesian TV presenter. Since 2006, she is perhaps best known as the presenter of MotoGP World Championship on the television broadcaster Trans 7. As of April 2010, she is a Metro TV presenter for the sport news program, MetroSport.

Muladi was an Indonesian academic, judge, and politician who served as the Rector of the Diponegoro University and Minister of Justice in the Seventh Development Cabinet and Development Reform Cabinet.

Bustanil Arifin was an Indonesian politician. He once held the posts of Head of the Logistics Department and Minister of Cooperation in Indonesia.

Akil Mochtar is a convicted former-Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia that was indicted for his acceptance of bribery for an election dispute case, prompting President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who appointed him, to sign legislation creating a permanent ethics body to supervise the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.

Ferry Mursyidan Baldan was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar and later Nasdem, he served in the People's Representative Council from 1997 to 2009 and served as Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning from 2014 to 2016.

Ananda Omesh, born Ananda Rusdiana is an Indonesian actor, comedian, and presenter. He is known for his work on the Trans TV variety show Extravaganza. He also has worked as a presenter on television shows such as 60 Minutes, Insert Pagi, Indonesia Mencari Bakat, and Missing Lyrics.

Soemarno Sosroatmodjo was an Indonesian soldier, doctor and politician who served as both governor of Jakarta and Minister of Home Affairs of Indonesia.

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is currently the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific. She is a professor in the Faculty of Economics, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, and has served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. She is a former State Minister for National Development Planning / Head of BAPPENAS in the Second United Indonesia...

Utut Adianto Wahyuwidayat, commonly known as Utut Adianto is an Indonesian politician and chess player, who is serving as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2009. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, he served as Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 2018 until 2019. Prior to his entry in politics, he was a...

Achmad Dimyati Natakusumah is an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives between 2009–2018 and 2019–2024. Natakusumah was also the regent of Pandeglang Regency between 2000 and 2009.

Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was an Indonesian diplomat and politician. He was Indonesia's minister of justice from 1974 until 1978 and foreign minister from 1978 until 1988.

Ade Komarudin is an Indonesian politician, who served as a representative from 1997 to 2019. His daughter, Puteri Anetta Komarudin, is also a politician.

Arief Yahya is the former Minister of Tourism of Indonesia between 2014 and 2019 in the Working Cabinet of President Joko Widodo. Prior to becoming a minister, he had been the CEO at state-owned Telkom Indonesia between 2012 and his appointment.

Hamdan Zoelva is an Indonesian politician and lawyer. He was the Chief Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court from 2013 to 2015, succeeding Akil Mochtar whose appointment was terminated after he was implicated in a bribery case related to an election dispute of Lebak Regency, Banten. Prior to his appointment as a Justice of the Constitutional Court, Zoelva served as...

Bambang Widjojanto is an Indonesian human rights activist. He is the co-founder of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation and a "leading advocate for the rights of the indigenous peoples of West Papua". According to The New York Times, his work for indigenous peoples made him "the target of repeated threats and detentions by the Indonesian government".

Yunita Rachman or better known as Yura Yunita is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Sundanese descent.

Dede Yusuf Macan Effendi is an Indonesian actor known for his action films and sinetrons. He was also a member of Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat from Partai Amanat Nasional from 2004 to 2009 and he was the Vice Governor of West Java province from 2008 to 2013.

Ruhut Sitompul is an Indonesian lawyer, politician and actor. He was elected twice into the People's Representative Council, in 2009 and 2014. As a lawyer, he handled many cases of high-profile politicians, and maintained a high-profile status in media himself, having gained popularity through his acting role in television.

Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is an Indonesian politician. He is the current Minister of Industry in the Republic of Indonesia, appointed on 24 August 2019.

Yan Gymnastiar, better known as Abdullah Gymnastiar or Aa Gym (lit: elder brother Gym), is an Indonesian Islamic cleric, preacher, singer, author, entrepreneur and founder of the Da'arut Tauhiid Islamic boarding school in Bandung. Gymnastiar became popular by introducing a unique way of preaching by theatrical style with practical messages of Islamic propagation that can be commonly applied to everyday...

Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 and the eighth vice president under President Abdurrahman Wahid from 1999 to 2001. She is Indonesia's first and only female president to date.

Ernest Prakasa is an Indonesian comedian, stand up performer, writer, and actor. He became popular after receiving third place in Stand Up Comedy Indonesia (SUCI) in 2011. He is known as a Chinese-Indonesian comedian who often uses his ethnic background as a standup comedy subject. Ernest obtained his degree from Padjadjaran University, majoring in International Relations.

Pramono Anung Wibowo, also referred to as Mas Pram, is an Indonesian politician who is serving as the 15th governor of Jakarta since 2025. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he previously served as cabinet secretary from 2015 to 2024. He also served in the House of Representatives (DPR) from 2004 to 2015, including as its...

Annisa Larasati Pohan is an American-born Indonesian actress, model, presenter, and former radio announcer.

Airin Rachmi Diany is an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of South Tangerang from 2011 to 2021. She is also the aunt of Banten lieutenant governor Andika Hazrumy. She has led several initiatives to combat recruitment of people in her city by radical fundamentalist groups, including interfaith forums, with the support of Indonesia's central government. She also commissioned...

Muhammad Ali Taher Parasong was an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party who was the member of the People's Representative Council from the Banten III electoral district from the 2014 Indonesian legislative election until his death.

Ahmad Fuadi is an Indonesian writer, novelist and social entrepreneur. His debut novel Negeri 5 Menara (The Land of 5 Towers) broke the publisher's sales record (Gramedia Pustaka Utama) for the last 37 years. Negeri 5 Menara is the first part of the Negeri 5 Menara trilogy, followed by Ranah 3 Warna (The Earth of 3 Colors), and Rantau 1...

Damos Dumoli Agusman is an Indonesian diplomat. He currently serves as Ambassador to Austria, Slovenia and International Organizations in Vienna.

Bachtiar Aly is a professor from Indonesia who majored in Communication and Politics. He was the Indonesian Ambassador for Egypt from 2002–2005. From 2014 to 2019, he was member of the People's Representative Council under the NasDem Party.

Melati Suryodarmo is an Indonesian durational performance artist. Her physically demanding performances make use of repetitive motions and often last for many hours, sometimes reaching "a level of factual absurdity". Suryodarmo has performed and exhibited throughout Europe and Asia as well as in North America. Born in Surakarta, she attended Padjadjaran University, graduating with a degree in international relations before...

Butet Manurung or Saur Marlina Manurung is a pioneer for alternative education for indigenous people in isolated and remote areas in Indonesia. Like other young Batak girls, she was called "Butet". Therefore, she is well known as Butet Manurung.

Hotman Paris Hutapea is an Indonesian lawyer, presenter, and businessman. He is known for his flamboyant style, high-profile clients, and luxurious lifestyle.

Rini Widyantini is an Indonesian politician serving as Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform since 2024. Being the first woman to hold the office, Rini served in a multitude of positions in the ministry before being appointed as minister, such as the deputy for institutional and governance affairs from 2012 to 2022 and the ministry's secretary from 2022...