History
When Indonesia declared its independence on August 17, 1945, Egypt immediately convened a meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers. On November 18, 1946, they passed a resolution recognizing Indonesia’s independence as a fully independent and sovereign state. This recognition was de jure, in accordance with international law.
To convey this recognition, the Secretary-General of the Arab League at that time, Abdurrahman Azzam Pasha, sent the Egyptian Consul General in India, Mohammad Abdul Mun’im, to Indonesia. After a long and arduous journey, facing numerous obstacles, particularly from the Dutch, he finally arrived in Yogyakarta, which was Indonesia’s capital at the time. He was received by President Soekarno and Bung Hatta on March 15, 1947. This marked the first official recognition of Indonesia’s independence by a foreign country.
The strong diplomatic ties continued with the establishment of the Indonesian Representative Office in Egypt, where HM Rasyidi was appointed as Chargé d'Affaires or "Power of Attorney." This representation also served as a permanent diplomatic mission for all Arab League countries. The close relationship between Indonesia and the Arab world played a crucial role in Indonesia’s struggle for sovereignty. During debates at the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council regarding the Indonesia-Dutch dispute, Arab diplomats firmly supported Indonesia.
In response to the steadfast support from Arab countries in international forums, President Sukarno visited Egypt and Saudi Arabia in May 1956, followed by a visit to Iraq in April 1960. In 1956, when the UN General Assembly passed a resolution ordering the withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli troops from Egyptian territory, Indonesia supported the decision and, for the first time, deployed a UN Peacekeeping Force to Egypt, known as Garuda Contingent I (KONGA I).
Col. Dr. Mar Arief Rahman Hakim, M.Tr (Opsla), M.Han
- Participated in the United Nations Mission in
Nepal (UNMIN) in 2011 as part of the Arms Monitoring Team.
- Took part in peace and humanitarian missions in
2012 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a Military
Observer (MILOBS) under the United Nations Organization
Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
- Engaged in Peacekeepers training collaboration
with the Canada Peacekeeping Training Division in the United
Nations Senior Mission Leaders Course (2012).
- Involved in education and training for UN
Peacekeepers for approximately five years at the TNI
Peacekeeping Mission Center (PMPP TNI) from 2013 to 2018.
- Collaborated with the Australian Defence Force
(ADF) Peace Operations Training Center as a UN international
instructor for the United Nations Military Observer Course and the
Garuda-Kookaburra Exercise (2013).
- Participated in Peacekeepers training
cooperation with Thailand at the Thailand Peace Operations Center
as a UN international instructor for the United Nations Military
Experts Course and the Ayara-Garuda Exercise (2017).
- Took part in Peacekeeping seminars with ASEAN
and Australia (2017).
- Engaged in joint training with the European
Union in the Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) (2017).
- Participated in joint training with the Malaysia
Peacekeeping Center in the ASEAN Staff Exercise Workshop (2018).
