Gina Yoginda

Born on 2 May 1963,^[1] Gina graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1986, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the cavalry corps.^[1] He holds a bachelor's degree in public administration from the Indonesian Open University^[2] and a master's degree in total war strategy from the Indonesian Defence University.^[3]

He served as the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion in Semarang from 2002 to 2003^[4] and as the commander of the Semarang military district on 6 November 2003, both with the rank of lieutenant colonel.^[5] In 2006, Gina, already a colonel, was appointed as defense attaché at the embassy in Beograd.^[6] By the 2010s, he was assigned to the Coordinating Ministry for Politics, Law, and Security as chief of ASEAN regional cooperation section^[7] and to the Bukit Barisan Regional Military Command as expert staff for national defence system.^[8]

On 2 July 2018, Gina, who was attached to the army cavalry center, was appointed as Director E of the Indonesian Strategic Intelligence Agency,^[9] responsible for countering radicalism and terrorism.^[10] In accordance with his new position, on 5 September Gina was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.^[11] He was appointed as the commander of the main unit of the agency in 2019^[12] before promoted to the deputy chief of the armed forces intelligence agency on 27 July 2020.^[1][13] He received his second star on 2 September 2020.^[14]

Gina entered retirement with his assignment to the armed forces headquarters on 23 February 2021.^[15] Upon retirement, President Joko Widodo nominated him as the ambassador to Afghanistan in June 2021.^[16] Although he passed the assessment process held by the House of Representatives, by the time he was confirmed as ambassador^[17] Taliban had already take control of Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban offensive, and the post remained empty as Indonesia did not recognize the new government.^[18] At the end of Joko Widodo's term, in August 2024 Gina was nominated for ambassador to Syria.^[19] However, he was never summoned for a fit and proper test by the House of Representatives for the office.^[20]

After Joko Widodo was replaced by Prabowo Subianto, Gina was nominated for ambassador to North Korea in July 2025.^[21] The post was vacant since 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.^[18] He was sworn in as ambassador on 19 December 2025^[22] and arrived to take up his duties on 21 February 2026. His arrival marked the official re-opening of Indonesia's embassy in North Korea.^[23]