Tito Karnavian

Tito got his first formal education at SMA Negeri 2 Palembang and continued at the Indonesian Military Academy in 1987 because it was funded by the government. In 1993, Tito completed his education at the University of Exeter in England and earned an MA in police studies, and completed his education at the College of Police Science (STIK) in Jakarta in 1996 and earned a bachelor's degree in police studies.

Elementary school and junior high school are taken at Xaverius School, where his senior high school was at SMA Negeri 2 Palembang. When he was in grade 3, Tito started taking some undergraduate exams. He passed all tests, which included the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy, Medicine at Sriwijaya University, International Relations at Gadjah Mada University, and the State College of Accountancy. Eventually, he opted the Indonesian Military Academy, particularly the Police Academy.

• Primary School: SD Xaverius 4 Palembang, Indonesia (1976)
• Secondary School: SMP Xaverius 2 Palembang, Indonesia (1980)
• High School: SMA Negeri 2 Palembang, Indonesia (1983)
• Police Academy: Akademi Kepolisian Semarang, Indonesia (1987),
• Master of Arts (M.A.) in Police Studies, University of Exeter, UK (1993)
• Perguruan Tinggi Ilmu Kepolisian / PTIK (Police Science College), Jakarta, Indonesia (1996)
• Royal New Zealand Air Force Command & Staff College, Auckland, New Zealand (Sesko) (1998) 
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Strategic Studies, Massey University, New Zealand (1998)[http://www.studyinnewzealand.com/get-started/institution-school/46478/massey-university?gclid=CjwKEAiAi52mBRDkq5bX0vq1-RQSJAAq_7IG1b0tLPZEweQlI5XG33w4Zl8bxWTJ3509eycsplbx9xoCfe3w_wcB Massey University]
• Ph.D. in Strategic Studies with interest on Terrorism and Islamist Radicalization at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2013)

Tito served as chief of the Indonesian National Police from 2016 to 2019 and chief of the National Counter Terrorism Agency in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Chan |first1=Francis |date=13 July 2016 |title=Indonesia's new police chief Tito tasked with unifying police force against crime, terrorism and graft |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/jokowi-calls-on-police-chief-tito-karnavian-to-be-unifying-force-against-crime-terrorism-graft |accessdate=28 December 2016 |work=The Straits Times}}{{cite news |date=23 June 2016 |title=Aklamasi Komisi 3 DPR Setuju Tito Sebagai Kapolri Baru |trans-title=Unanimously Commission 3 DPR Agree Tito as Chief of Indonesia National Police |url=http://www.arah.com/article/5680/aklamasi-komisi-3-dpr-setuju-tito-sebagai-kapolri-baru.html |accessdate=14 July 2016 |publisher=Arah.com}}

;Split of Papua and West Papua Provinces

Shortly after his inauguration as Home Affairs Minister in October 2019, Tito confirmed that there would be a formation of a South Papua province, which was to be split from Papua.{{cite news |title=Tito Pastikan Provinsi Baru di Papua Bernama Papua Selatan |url=https://cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20191029132650-20-443789/tito-pastikan-provinsi-baru-di-papua-bernama-papua-selatan |accessdate=29 October 2019 |work=CNN Indonesia |date=29 October 2019 |language=id}}

Later on, in April 2021, Tito proposed on splitting Western New Guinea into six provinces; Southwest Papua, West Papua, Central Papua, Central Mountains, South Papua, and Papua Tabi Saireri.{{cite news |title=Pemekaran Papua, Tito Ingin Tiru Perubahan di Papua Barat|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20210409094810-32-627764/pemekaran-papua-tito-ingin-tiru-perubahan-di-papua-barat |accessdate=9 July 2021 |work=CNN Indonesia |date=9 April 2021 |language=id}}{{cite news |title=Papua Ditarget Mekar Jadi 6 Provinsi, Perdebatan Masih Alot|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20210408171759-20-627596/papua-ditarget-mekar-jadi-6-provinsi-perdebatan-masih-alot |accessdate=9 July 2021 |work=CNN Indonesia |date=8 April 2021 |language=id}}

COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

Tito also involved in national COVID-19 mitigation efforts during 2020 world pandemics. In his involvement, he issued instructions to all local governments on health restrictions policies, including the 2022 year end holidays restrictions.{{Cite news |date=November 24, 2021 |title=Instruksi Mendagri Tito Karnavian tentang pencegahan COVID-19 pada Natal dan tahun baru |work=Antara |url=https://riau.antaranews.com/berita/249441/instruksi-mendagri-tito-karnavian-tentang-pencegahan-covid-19-pada-natal-dan-tahun-baru}}

At the end of the year, he also issued the abolishment of health restrictions policies, as instructed by President Joko Widodo, considering that the national situation on pandemic is under control and the immune system of wider people have been better after several stages of vaccinations.{{Cite news |date=December 31, 2022 |title=Mendagri Tito Karnavian Terbitkan Instruksi Penghentian PPKM |work=Tempo |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/1674212/mendagri-tito-karnavian-terbitkan-instruksi-penghentian-ppkm}}

2020 Local Leaders Election

On 2020 elections, Tito played an important role in succeeding 270 local elections with some 140 millions voters across the country. He applied specific policies to prevent the surge of COVID-19 cases, which resulted the democratic elections run smoothly without any increase in COVID-19 cases.{{Cite news |date=July 3, 2020 |title=Tito Sebut Pilkada 2020 Bisa Tekan Laju Penyebaran Corona |pages=1 |work=CNN Indonesia |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200703114736-32-520439/tito-sebut-pilkada-2020-bisa-tekan-laju-penyebaran-corona}}

• 80px Star of Mahaputera, 2nd Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana}}) (2020){{Cite web |date=11 November 2020 |title=Mendagri Muhammad Tito Karnavian Terima Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana dari Presiden Jokowi |url=https://indonews.id/artikel/313763/Mendagri-Muhammad-Tito-Karnavian-Terima-Bintang-Mahaputera-Adipradana-dari-Presiden-Jokowi/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |website=indonews.id}}
• 80px National Police Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Bhayangkara Utama}}) (2016){{Cite news |last=Tribunnews.com |date=11 November 2016 |title=Kapolri Jenderal Tito Karnavian Terima Bintang Bhayangkara Utama |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/images/editorial/view/1671833/kapolri-jenderal-tito-karnavian-terima-bintang-bhayangkara-utama |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Tribunnews.com |language=id}}
• 80px Army Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Utama}}) (2018){{Cite news |last=Priyasmoro |first=Muhammad Radityo |date=14 March 2018 |editor-last=Linawati |editor-first=Mevi |title=Kapolri Terima Bintang Anugerah Kehormatan dari 3 Matra TNI |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/3371694/kapolri-terima-bintang-anugerah-kehormatan-dari-3-matra-tni |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Liputan6.com |language=id}}
• 80px Navy Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Jalasena Utama}}) (2018)
• 80px Air Force Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama}}) (2018)
• 80px National Police Meritorious Service Star, 2nd Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Bhayangkara Pratama}})
• 80px National Police Meritorious Service Star, 3rd Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Bhayangkara Nararya}})
• 80px Police Long Service Medal, 32 Years ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Pengabdian XXXII Tahun}})
• 80px Medal for Advancing Police Organization ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Jana Utama}})
• 80px Medal for Meritorious Policing Duty ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Ksatria Bhayangkara}})
• 80px Medal for Concrete Work in the Police Force ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Karya Bhakti}})
• 80px Medal for Police Education ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Bhakti Pendidikan}})
• 80px Medal for Police Duty in International Peacekeeping ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Bhakti Buana}})
• 80px Medal for Police Duty in Remote Regions ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Bhakti Nusa}})
• 80px Medal for National Defense Service ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Dharma Nusa}})
• 80px Medal for Police Operation ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Operasi Kepolisian}})
• 80px Military Operation Service Medal in Aceh ({{langx|id|Satyalancana G.O.M VII}})
• 80px Military Operation Service Medal Raksaka Dharma ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Raksaka Dharma}})
• 80px Medal for Providing an Example of Meritorious Personality ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Wira Karya}})
• 80px Medal for Service in the Field of Social Welfare ({{langx|id|Satyalancana Kebhaktian Sosial}})

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• 80px Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang, 1st Class (DPKT) – Dato Paduka Seri (15 July 2017){{Cite web |date=2017-07-17 |title=Seramai 35 orang menerima Bintang Kebesaran NBD |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2017/Julai/pelitabrunei_170717.pdf |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn |pages=11 |language=ms}}

{{flag|East Timor}}:

• 80px Medal of Merit (2018){{Cite web |date=5 September 2018 |title=Kapolri Terima Medali Penghargaan Tertinggi Dari Kepala Kepolisian Timor Leste |url=https://m.suarakarya.id/detail/77980/Kapolri-Terima-Medali-Penghargaan-Tertinggi-Dari-Kepala-Kepolisian-Timor-Leste |access-date=22 December 2021 |website=suarakarya.id}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}

{{flag|Malaysia}}:

• 80px Pingat Panglima Gagah Pasukan Polis (P.G.P.P.) (2017){{Cite news |last=Amelia |first=Zara |date=11 December 2017 |editor-last=Hantoro |editor-first=Juli |title=Tito Karnavian Dapat Penghargaan Panglima Gagah dari Malaysia |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/1041401/tito-karnavian-dapat-penghargaan-panglima-gagah-dari-malaysia |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Tempo.co |language=id}}

{{flag|Russia}}:

• 80px "100 years of International Police Cooperation" Jubilee Medal (2017){{Cite news |date=6 April 2017 |title=Kapolri Jenderal Tito Karnavian Dianugerahi Penghargaan oleh Rusia |url=https://mediaindonesia.com/politik-dan-hukum/99726/kapolri-jenderal-tito-karnavian-dianugerahi-penghargaan-oleh-rusia |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Media Indonesia}}

{{flag|Singapore}}:

• 80px Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (D.U.B.C.) (2020){{Cite web |date=16 January 2020 |title=Mendagri Terima Penghargaan Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang |url=http://litbang.kemendagri.go.id/website/mendagri-terima-penghargaan-darjah-utama-bakti-cemerlang/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |website=Litbang Kemendagri}}

• [https://books.google.com/books?id=s--vLp7CGTYC&dq=Indonesian+Top+Secret%3A+Membongkar+Konflik+Poso%2C+Gramedia%2C+Jakarta%2C+2008&pg=PR4 Indonesian Top Secret: Membongkar Konflik Poso] (Breaking Down Poso Conflict), Gramedia, Jakarta, 2008.
• Regional Fraternity: Collaboration between Violent Groups in Indonesia and the Philippines, a chapter in a book of "[http://www.amazon.com/Terrorism-South-Southeast-Coming-Decade/dp/9812309004 Terrorism in South and Southeast Asia in the Coming Decade]", ISEAS, Singapura, 2009.
• [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23009482-bhayangkara-di-bumi-cenderawasih Bhayangkara di Bumi Cenderawasih] (The Guardian in The Land of Cendrawasih Bird), ISPI Strategic Series, Jakarta, 2013.
• [http://www.amazon.com/Explaining-Islamist-Insurgencies-al-Islamiyyah-Radicalisation/dp/1783264853 Explaining Islamist Insurgencies], Imperial College, London, 2014
• [https://perpustakaan.kemendagri.go.id/opac/index.php?p=show_detail&id=5888&keywords= Polri Dalam Arsitektur Negara] (Police in State Architecture), LIPI, Jakarta, 2017.
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=zMuitAEACAAJ Democratic Policing, Gramedia], Jakarta, 2017.

Tito Karnavian.jpg|Karnavian as Chief of National Agency for Combating Terrorism, March 2016

Jenderal Tito Karnavian.jpg|Karnavian as Chief of National Police of Indonesia, July 2016

Menteri Dalam Negeri Tito Karnavian.png|Karnavian in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet, 2019

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