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Police-General (Ret.) Tan Sri Da'i Bachtiar
Official portrait, 2001
17th Chief of the Indonesian National Police
In office 29 November 2002 – 7 July 2005
President	Megawati Sukarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Surojo Bimantoro Chairuddin Ismail (acting)
Succeeded by	Sutanto
Other roles
2007–2012	Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia
Personal details
Born	(1949-01-25) 25 January 1949 (age 75) Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia
Citizenship	Indonesian
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Ida Yulianti
Occupation	Police officer Diplomat
Police career
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch	Indonesian National Police
Service years	1975–2007
Rank	Police-General

Da'i Bachtiar (born 25 January 1949) is an Indonesian police officer who was Chief of the Indonesian National Police from 2002 to 2005.

On 15 October 2002, he announced that Indonesian investigators at the scene of the Bali bombings had recovered traces of C-4 plastic explosives. It is rumoured that there was rivalry between Bachtiar and intelligence chief Hendropriyono. In November 2002, after Amrozi had been arrested, Bachtiar had a face-to-face meeting with him. Bachtiar laughed, shook hands and posed for photographs with Amrozi.

Currently Bachtiar holds positions as a Professor of Security & Counter-Terrorism at Edith Cowan University and Presidium Chairman of Indonesia Crime Prevention Foundation.^{[citation needed]}

•  Australia: Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (A.O.)^[1]
•  Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - Tan Sri (P.S.M.) (2003)^[2]

• Profile at TokohIndonesia.com (In Indonesian)
• Indonesia Crime Prevention Foundation