Star of the Republic of Indonesia

The Star of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Bintang Republik Indonesia) is Indonesia's highest order awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits to the republic and the people.^[1] It was officially instituted in 1959.

Star of the Republic of Indonesia Bintang Republik Indonesia
Awarded by the President of Indonesia
Type	Order
Established	1959
Country	Indonesia
Status	Currently awarded
Grand Master	President of Indonesia
Precedence
Next (higher)	None (highest)
Next (lower)	Star of Mahaputera
Ribbon bar of Adipurna class Ribbon bar of Adipradana class Ribbon bar of Utama class Ribbon bar of Pratama class Ribbon bar of Nararya class

It is awarded to a person who has given extraordinary service to the integrity, viability, and greatness of Indonesia. As the highest order of the Republic, its grand master is the President of the Republic of Indonesia, who after their inauguration is bestowed upon with the collar and medal of the "Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna" class. The Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, after their inauguration, is also bestowed upon with the collar and medal of the "Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipradana" class.^[1][2]

Classes

The order is awarded in five classes.^[1]

Adipurna (1st class)	Adipradana (2nd class)	Utama (3rd class)	Pratama (4th class)	Nararya (5th class)

Recipients of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia wear the star on a sash and a breast star on the left chest.^[3]

Prior to 1972, only Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna recipients wore the star on a sash. Recipients of the Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipradana wore the star on a ribbon which was worn around the neck. Both of Adipurna and Adipradana classes wore a breast star on the left chest. Recipients of the Bintang Republik Indonesia Utama, Pratama, and Nararya wore the star on a ribbon on the left chest; with rosette for the Pratama class.^[4]

Ribbon bar of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia

1972–now[5]
1959–1972[4]
Class	Adipurna	Adipradana	Utama	Pratama	Nararya

Recipients of the 1st Class

Portrait	Name	Title	Legal Basis	Year	Ref.
	Sukarno	President of Indonesia	Article 3, UU Darurat (Ordinance-as-Act) No. 5/1959	1959	[4]
	Fidel Castro	President of Cuba		22 January 1960	[6]
	Muhammad Ayub Khan	President of Pakistan		December 1960	[7]
	Bhumibol Adulyadej	King of Thailand		1961	[8]
	Antonín Novotný	President of Czechoslovakia		28 May 1961	[9]
	Leonid Brezhnev	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet		10 June 1961	[10][11][12]
	Liu Shaoqi	Chairman of the People's Republic of China		14 June 1961	[13]
	Josip Broz Tito	President of Yugoslavia		16 June 1961	[14]
	Akihito	Crown Prince of Japan		31 January 1962	[15][16]
	Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej	President of the State Council of the Romanian People's Republic		2 October 1962	[17]
	Kim Il Sung	Premier of North Korea		1965	[18]
	Oerip Soemohardjo	Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces	Presidential Decree No. 18/K/1967	10 November 1967
	Sudirman	Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces	Presidential Decree No. 18/K/1967	10 November 1967
	Ferdinand Marcos	President of the Philippines		1968	[8]
	Mohammad Hatta	Vice President of Indonesia	Presidential Decree No. 35/TK/1972	11 August 1972
	Elizabeth II	Queen of the United Kingdom		1974	[19]
	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa	King of Bahrain		8 October 1977	[20]
	Hassanal Bolkiah	Yang Di-Pertuan Brunei Darussalam		22 October 1984	[21]
	Iskandar	Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia		5 February 1987	[22]
	Mahathir Mohamad	Prime Minister of Malaysia		6 February 1987	[23]
	Suharto	President of Indonesia	Presidential Decree No. 29/TK/1988	27 May 1988
	Nelson Mandela	President of South Africa		19 October 1990	[24]
	Jawaharlal Nehru	Prime Minister of India	Presidential Decree No. 75/TK/1995	12 December 1995	[25]
	Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie	President of Indonesia	Presidential Decree No. 40/TK/1998	27 May 1998
	Abdurrahman Wahid	President of Indonesia	Presidential Decree No. 16/TK/2001	23 February 2001
	Megawati Sukarnoputri	President of Indonesia	Presidential Decree No. 66/TK/2001	8 August 2001
	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	President of Indonesia	Presidential Decree No. 83/TK/2004	27 October 2004
	Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud	King of Saudi Arabia		26 April 2006	[26][27][28]
	Mizan Zainal Abidin	Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia	Presidential Decree No. 80/TK/2011	2011	[29]
	Lee Myung-bak	President of South Korea		2012	[30]
	Benigno Aquino III	President of the Philippines	Presidential Decree No. 72/TK/2014	10 October 2014	[8][31]
	Xanana Gusmão	President of East Timor		10 October 2014	[32]
	Joko Widodo	President of Indonesia	Presidential Decree No. 112/TK/2014	19 October 2014
	Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud	King of Saudi Arabia	Presidential Decree No. 22/TK/2017	22 February 2017	[33]
	Carl XVI Gustaf	King of Sweden	Presidential Decree No. 51/TK/2017	19 May 2017	[34]
	Prabowo Subianto	President of Indonesia		20 October 2024	[35]

Recipients of the 2nd Class

No	Name	Title	Legal Basis
1	Djuanda Kartawidjaja	Prime Minister of Indonesia	dated 1961
2	Soedirman	Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces	dated 1961
3	Zhou Enlai	Premier of the People's Republic of China	14 June 1961[13]
4	Zhu De	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	14 June 1961[13]
5	Ahmad Yani	Commander of the Indonesian Army	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10-11-1965
6	Donald Isaac Pandjaitan	Indonesian Major General	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10-11-1965
7	Karel Satsuit Tubun	Indonesian Police Officer	Keppres No.050/BTK/TH 1965; dated 10-11-1965
8	Katamso Darmokusumo	Commander of the 072 Military Resort Command/Pamungkas	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10-11-1965
9	Mas Tirtodarmo Harjono	Indonesian Lieutenant General	Keppres No.050/BTK/TH 1965; dated 10-11-1965
10	Siswondo Parman	Indonesian Lieutenant General	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10- 11-1965
11	Sugiyono Mangunwiyoto	Commander of the 072 Military Resort Command/Pamungkas	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10-11-1965
12	Soeprapto	Indonesian Lieutenant General	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10-11-1965
13	Sutoyo Siswomiharjo	Indonesian Major General	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10-11-1965
14	Pierre Andries Tendean	Indonesian Captain	Keppres No.050/BTK/1965; dated 10-11-1965
15	Hamengkubuwana IX	Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia	Keppres No.4/BTK/TH 1967; dated 20-5-1967
16	Adam Malik Batubara	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Keppres No.012/TK/TH 1973; dated 10-3-1973
17	Idham Chalid	Speaker of the People's Representative Council	Keppres No.012/TK/TH 1973; dated 10-3-1973
18	Maraden Panggabean	Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs of Indonesia	Keppres No.012/TK/TH 1973; dated 10-3-1973
19	Siti Hartinah Suharto	First Lady of Indonesia	Keppres No.012/TK/TH 1973; dated 10-3-1973
20	Widjojo Nitisastro	Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia	Keppres No.012/TK/TH 1973; dated 10-3-1973
21	Wilopo	Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council	Keppres No.012/TK/TH 1973; dated 10-3-1973
22	Umar Wirahadikusumah	Vice President of Indonesia	Keppres No.009/TK/1983; dated 12-3-1983
23	Sudharmono	Vice President of Indonesia	Keppres No.010/TK/1988; dated 29-3-1988
24	Try Sutrisno	Vice President of Indonesia	Keppres No.018/TK/1993; dated 17-3-1993
25	Amirmachmud	Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly	Keppres No.072/TK/ 1995; dated 7-8-1995
26	Andi Mohammad Jusuf Amir	Minister of Defence of Indonesia	Keppres No.072/TK/ 1995; dated 7-8-1995
27	Basuki Rahmat	Minister of Home Affairs of Indonesia	Keppres No.072/TK/ 1995; dated 7-8-1995
28	Abdul Haris Nasution	Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly	Keppres No.110/TK/1997; dated 26-9-1997
29	Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie	Vice President of Indonesia	Keppres No.022/TK/1998; dated 12-3-1998
30	Hasri Ainun Habibie	First Lady of Indonesia	Keppres No.071/TK/1998; dated 6-8-1998
31	Burhanuddin Harahap	Prime Minister of Indonesia	Keppres No.110/TK/1998; dated 6-11-1998
32	Mohammad Natsir	Prime Minister of Indonesia	Keppres No.110/TK/1998; dated 6-11-1998
33	Sartono	Chairman of the People's Representative Council	Keppres No.110/TK/1998; dated 6-11-1998
34	Syafruddin Prawiranegara	Head of Republic of Indonesia Emergency Government	Keppres No.110/TK/1998; dated 6-11-1998
35	Sutan Syahrir	Prime Minister of Indonesia	Keppres No.029/TK/TH 1988; dated 27-5-1988
36	Fatmawati Sukarno	First Lady of Indonesia	Keppres No.075/TK/1999; dated 13-08-1999
37	Siti Rahmiati Hatta	Second Lady of Indonesia	Keppres No.075/TK/1999; dated 13-08-1999
38	Megawati Sukarnoputri	Vice President of Indonesia	Keppres No.017/TK/2001; dated 23-02-2001
39	Hamzah Haz	Vice President of Indonesia	Keppres No.067/TK/2001; dated 08-08-2001
40	Jusuf Kalla	Vice President of Indonesia	Keppres No.084/TK/2004; dated 27-10-2004
41	Boediono	Vice President of Indonesia	dated October 2009
42	Ani Yudhoyono	First Lady of Indonesia	dated 12-8-2011
43	Sinta Nuriyah Wahid	First Lady of Indonesia	dated 12-8-2011
44	Ma'ruf Amin	Vice President of Indonesia	dated October 2019
45	Iriana	First Lady of Indonesia	Keppres No.066/TK/2023; dated 07-08-2023
46	Gibran Rakabuming Raka	Vice President of Indonesia	dated October 2024[35]

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia

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