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General Gusti Pangeran Harya
Djatikoesoemo
General Gusti Pangeran Harya Djatikoesoemo
	Portrait of Djatikoesoemo, 1959
1st Minister of Land Transportation, Post, Telecommunication, and Tourism
	In office; 10 July 1959 – 13 November 1963
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Hidajat Martaatmadja
12th Minister of Transportation
	In office; 10 July 1959 – 13 November 1963
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Sukardan
Succeeded by	Hidajat Martaatmadja
1st Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
	In office; 15 May 1948 – 27 December 1949
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	General Abdul Haris Nasution
Personal details
Born	Bendara Raden Mas Subandana; 1 July 1917; Surakarta, Surakarta Sunanate, Dutch East Indies
Died	4 July 1992 (aged 75); Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Imogiri Royal Graveyard
Spouse	Raden Ayu Suharsi
Relations	House of Mataram (dynasty); Pakubuwono (house);
Parents	Pakubuwono X (father); Kinorukasi (mother);
Alma mater	Corps Opleiding Reserve Officieren (CORO)
Occupation	Army officer; politician;
Military service
Allegiance	Dutch East Indies; Empire of Japan; Indonesia;
Branch/service	Dutch East Indies Army; Defenders of the Homeland; Indonesian Army;
Years of service	1941–1973
Rank	General (honorary)
Unit	Engineers
Commands	Indonesian Army
Battles/wars	World War II Dutch East Indies campaign Battle of Tjiater Pass; ; ; Indonesian National Revolution Operation Kraai; ;
Awards	National Hero of Indonesia (posthumous, 2002)

Goesti Pangeran Harjo Djatikoesoemo (1 July 1917 – 4 July 1992)^[1] was an Indonesian army officer and diplomat who served as the first Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (1948–1949) and Ambassador to Singapore (1958–1960). He was a member of Surakarta royal family, the 23rd son of Pakubuwono X. His body was buried in the royal graveyard at Imogiri in Bantul, Yogyakarta.^[2]

He was recognized as a National Hero of Indonesia in 2002.^[3]

Early life and education

Djatikoesoemo was born in Surakarta, on 1 July 1917, the second son of Sultan Pakubuwono X.^[4]

^ Militer., Indonesia. Angkatan Darat. Dinas Sejarah (2009). G.P.H. Djatikusumo : sosok prajurit sepi ing pamrih, rame ing gawe. Dinas Sejarah, Angkatan Darat. OCLC 496238934.
^ Platform ([email protected]), Ommu. "Jatikusumo (Harjo Djatikoesoemo) | Center Of Excellence". ommu.co. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
^ "Daftar Nama Pahlawan Nasional Republik Indonesia (2)" [List of Names of National Heroes of the Republic of Indonesia (2)]. Awards of the Republic of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Indonesian State Secretariat. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ Adryamarthanino, Verelladevanka (2021-07-22). "Djatikusumo: Kiprah dan Karier Militernya Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-18.