Abraham Octavianus Atururi

Abraham Octavianus Atururi
Governor of West Papua
In office 17 January 2012 – 17 January 2017
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo
Deputy	Rahimin Katjong Irene Manibuy
Preceded by	Tanribali Lamo (acting)
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Mandacan (acting) Eko Subowo (acting) Dominggus Mandacan
In office 24 July 2006 – 24 July 2011
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Deputy	Rahimin Katjong
Preceded by	Timbul Pudjianto (acting)
Succeeded by	Tanribali Lamo (acting)
In office 14 November 2003 – 23 July 2005
President	B. J. Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Soekarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Timbul Pudjianto (acting)
In office 12 October 1999 – 16 October 1999
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	office dissolved
Vice Governor of Irian Jaya
In office 7 October 1995 – 15 April 2000 Serving with Basyir Bachtiar, John Djopari, and Herman Monim
Preceded by	Soedardjat Nataatmadja
Succeeded by	Constant Karma
Regent of Sorong
In office 1992 – 7 October 1995
Preceded by	Joko Purnomo Adi
Succeeded by	John Piet Wanane
Personal details
Born	(1951-10-13)13 October 1951 Serui, Netherlands New Guinea
Died	20 September 2019(2019-09-20) (aged 67) Azhar Zahir Naval Hospital, Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia
Spouse	Julieta D. Ximenes
Children	5
Parents	Lambert Atururi (father) Elizabeth Numberi (mother)
Military service
Branch/service	Indonesian Navy
Years of service	1973–1999
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	Indonesian Marine Corps

Abraham Octavianus Atururi

Abraham Octavianus Atururi (13 October 1951 – 20 September 2019)^[1] was an Indonesian politician. He was born in the province of Papua, and served as governor of the West Papua province from 2006 to 2017.^[2]

Dates of rank

Second lieutenant	11 December 1974	[3]
Colonel	1 October 1992	[4]
Brigadier general	6 October 1997	[5]

Awards

• Military Long Service Medals, 4th Category^[6]
• Military Long Service Medals, 3rd Category^[6]
• Military Long Service Medals, 2nd Category^[6]
• Timor Military Campaign Medal^[6]
• Navy Meritorious Service Star, 3rd Class^[6]
• Star of Mahaputera, 2nd Class (13 August 2014)^[7]

References

1. "Mantan Gubernur Abraham Octavianus Atururi Wafat, Rakyat Papua Barat Berduka".
2. Putra, Ketut Sarjana (3 November 2015). "West Papua declared conservation province". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
3. "Nama-Nama Taruna AKABRI yang Dilantik Menjadi Perwira Remaja Pada Tgl. 11 Desember 1973". AKABRI. No. 25. 1974. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
4. Angkatan Bersenjata, Indonesia (August 1993). "Nama-Nama Karyawan ABRI yang Naik Pangkat Ke Kolonel Periode 1-10-1993 Vide Keppres No 61/ABRI/1993 Tanggal 22-9-1993". Mimbar Kekaryaan. No. 272. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
5. Angkatan Bersenjata, Indonesia (May–June 1997). "10 Pati ABRI Naik Pangkat". Mimbar Kekaryaan. No. 317/318. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
6. Madubun, Rustam (23 September 2019). "Perginya Bapak Pembangunan, Bram Atururi". Papuadalamberita.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
7. Asril, Sabrina (13 August 2014). Wedhaswary, Inggried Dwi (ed.). "Inilah 56 Penerima Tanda Kehormatan dari SBY". Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2021-02-15.