Born in Bogor on 23 November 1923, Achmad entered the Foreign Service Academy upon completing high school in 1949. He graduated from the academy[1] and entered the foreign service in 1953.[2] He received his first overseas posting a year later as an attaché at the embassy in Cairo. Achmad was later promoted to the rank of third secretary by 1957,[3][4] and by 1958 he returned to the foreign ministry's office in Jakarta.[2]
After about three years in Jakarta, Achmad was appointed as chargé d'affaires ad interim to the Indonesian legation in Lisbon on 15 July 1961.[5] On 23 November 1964, he organized a cocktail party in celebration of the first GANEFO, which was held several months earlier.[6] Due to pressures from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Cairo for NAM states to break diplomatic relations with Portugal, Indonesia formally severed bilateral relations with Portugal on 1 January 1965, although it maintained a consular presence at Portugal's colonial territories in Hong Kong and Dili. A week after the severance became effective, on 8 January Achmad hosted a farewell party attended by diplomatic representatives of various countries and businessmen. Achmad departed Lisbon for Jakarta on 28 February.[5]
After three years of service in Jakarta, Achmad was sent as Indonesia's consul in West Berlin from 1968 to 1972.[7][8] Achmad was then appointed as the foreign ministry's director for protocol affairs from 1972 to 1975,[2][9] during which he took part in the foreign ministry's efficiency commission.[10] On 12 November 1975, Achmad took on another overseas posting with his swearing in as the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Manila.[11]
On 23 May 1979, Achmad was sworn in as ambassador to Sweden.[12] He presented his credentials to King Carl XVI Gustaf eight days later on 31 May.[13][14] Following three years within the position, on 3 April 1982 Achmad assumed duties as the director general of protocol and consular affairs.[15] As the chief of protocol, Achmad played a role in preparing high-level visits by foreign heads of state to Indonesia, including President of the U.S. Ronald Reagan's visit on the occasion of ASEAN Summit in Jakarta from April to May 1986.[16] He was replaced by Alex Rumamby on 30 June 1986.[17]
Achmad became Indonesia's ambassador to Egypt with concurrent accreditation to Djibouti, Somalia, and Sudan on 16 June 1986.[18] In 1987, Achmad ordered the dissolution of several Indonesian student organizations in Egypt following their refusal to enshrine Pancasila in their statutes.[19] Achmad's ambassadorial term ended in January 1990.[20] Upon retiring, he received the Star of Service, 1st class from the Indonesian government on 7 August 1995.[21] He died on 5 November 2001.[22]
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