Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir
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Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir (born November 26, 1957, in Banjarmasin
, South Kalimantan
). is an Indonesia
n diplomat. Fachir served as the Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt until June 2011 when he returned to Jakarta. He was nominated for the position by President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
and sworn in on September 5, 2007.
Fachir arrived in Egypt
on 30 October. and presented his credentials to President
Hosni Mubarak
on June 16, 2008. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission to Malaysia from 2004 to 2007. Prior to that, Ambassador Fachir served as Translator of President
Megawati Soekarnoputri. From 1999 until 2002, he served as the Head of the Political and Security Section at Indonesian Foreign Ministry.
Fachir graduated from Jakarta Islamic State University
in 1983. He married Yasmin Sukmawira and has three children: Ifa, Ila and Ais. In addition to Indonesian
, Fachir speaks English
and Arabic.
Banjarmasin
Banjarmasin is the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. As a result, Banjarmasin is sometimes called the "River City"...
, South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan/South Borneo is one of the thirty-three Provinces of Indonesia and one of four Indonesian provinces in the Indonesian part of Borneo. The provincial capital is Banjarmasin...
). is an Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n diplomat. Fachir served as the Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt until June 2011 when he returned to Jakarta. He was nominated for the position by President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono AC , is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who has been President of Indonesia since 2004....
and sworn in on September 5, 2007.
Fachir arrived in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
on 30 October. and presented his credentials to President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
on June 16, 2008. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission to Malaysia from 2004 to 2007. Prior to that, Ambassador Fachir served as Translator of President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Megawati Soekarnoputri. From 1999 until 2002, he served as the Head of the Political and Security Section at Indonesian Foreign Ministry.
Fachir graduated from Jakarta Islamic State University
Jakarta Islamic State University
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta is an educational institution in Indonesia. It is also called Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta and located in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, district in the southern Jakarta.-Campuses:UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta...
in 1983. He married Yasmin Sukmawira and has three children: Ifa, Ila and Ais. In addition to Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
, Fachir speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Arabic.