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Former Army Chief Subagyo HS Dies in Yogyakarta at Age 80

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 19, 2026•3 min read

Former Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo died at age 80 on Oct 19, 2026, in Yogyakarta. A military funeral will be held at Kalibata on Oct 20.

Key Facts

Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo wafat pada Senin (19/10/2026) sekitar pukul 16.20 WIB di RS Panti Rapih, Yogyakarta, pada usia 80 tahun.
Kabar duka dikonfirmasi Wakil Sekretaris DPD Gerindra DIY Guntur Yudhianto kepada detik.com, serta melalui pesan keluarga yang dikutip Kompas.com.
Jenazah disemayamkan di rumah duka kawasan Kotabaru, Gondokusuman, Yogyakarta, pada Senin malam.
Jenazah diterbangkan ke Jakarta pada Selasa (20/10/2026) pagi pukul 07.00 WIB, disemayamkan di Mabesad sekitar pukul 09.45 WIB, lalu dimakamkan secara militer di TMP Kalibata sekitar pukul 13.00 WIB.
Subagyo menjabat KSAD pada 16 Februari 1998 hingga 20 November 1999 di bawah tiga presiden: Soeharto, B.J. Habibie, dan Abdurrahman Wahid.
Ia pernah menjabat Danjen Kopassus 1994-1995 sebelum digantikan oleh Prabowo Subianto; juga pernah menjadi anggota Wantimpres 2015-2019.

Sad News from Yogyakarta

Mourning has gripped the ranks of the Indonesian Army. General (Ret.) Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo of the TNI (Indonesian National Armed Forces), former KSAD (Army Chief of Staff), passed away on Monday (19/10/2026) around 16:20 WIB (Western Indonesia Time) at Panti Rapih Hospital, Yogyakarta. He was 80 years old.

Subagyo's passing was confirmed by Guntur Yudhianto, Deputy Secretary of the DPD (Regional Leadership Council) of the Gerindra Party for DIY (Special Region of Yogyakarta), to detik.com on Monday evening. The same information was shared through a family message quoted by Kompas.com.

ΓÇ£It is true, Subagyo passed away today,ΓÇ¥ Guntur Yudhianto said, confirming the sad news.

Lying in State at Mabesad, Buried in Kalibata

Subagyo's body lay in state at the funeral home in the Kotabaru area, Gondokusuman, Yogyakarta City, on Monday evening. The Head of Information for Korem (Military Resort Command) 072/Pamungkas, Infantry Major Suwito, stated that the body would be transported to Jakarta on Tuesday (20/10/2026) morning.

ΓÇ£Tomorrow morning at 07:00 WIB, the flight will depart for Jakarta, lie in state at Mabesad (Army Headquarters), and the burial will be held at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery,ΓÇ¥ Suwito said.

According to a report by Republika, the lying-in-state ceremony at Mabesad in Central Jakarta is scheduled to take place on Tuesday around 09:45 WIB. The military funeral at the Kalibata National Heroes Cemetery (TMP), South Jakarta, is planned for the same day at around 13:00 WIB.

KSAD During the Reformasi Era

Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo was born in Piyungan, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, on June 12, 1946. He graduated from AKABRI (Armed Forces Academy of the Republic of Indonesia) in 1970 and spent the majority of his military career in the elite Kopassus (Special Forces Command).

His name became widely known following his involvement in Operation Woyla in 1981, an operation to rescue hostages on a hijacked Garuda Indonesia aircraft in Thailand. He later served as the General Commander of Kopassus from 1994 to 1995, before being succeeded by Prabowo Subianto.

His career progressed as Pangdam (Military Regional Commander) IV/Diponegoro and Vice KSAD, prior to his appointment as KSAD on February 16, 1998. His tenure, which concluded on November 20, 1999, spanned a period of profound political upheaval: the May 1998 Riots, the Trisakti Tragedy, the fall of President Soeharto, and the initial stages of Reformasi. He was among the few high-ranking officers who led the Army under three different presidents: Soeharto, B.J. Habibie, and Abdurrahman Wahid.

Post-Military Service

Following his retirement from military service, Subagyo remained actively dedicated to serving the nation. He was recorded as one of the founding figures of the Hanura (People's Conscience Party) in 2006.

In 2015, President Joko Widodo appointed him as a member of Wantimpres (Presidential Advisory Council) for the 2015ΓÇô2019 term. The extended family of Korem 072/Pamungkas also conveyed their heartfelt condolences over the passing of the former high-ranking Army officer.