Arizal Effendi (23 March 1949 – 8 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat.

Arizal Effendi
Born(1949-03-23)23 March 1949
Died8 December 2008(2008-12-08) (aged 59)
NationalityIndonesian
Alma materUniversity of Indonesia
OccupationDiplomat

Born in Medan, North Sumatra, Arizal Effendi was a career diplomat.[1] As Indonesian Ambassador to Australia he and his family arrived in Australia on 7 November 1999 and delivered his credentials on 19 November 1999.[2] Addressing the National Press Club in February 2000, he called on Australia's media to be more responsible in its coverage of Indonesia, in the hope that would help to restore bilateral relations.[3]

Arizal Effendi died on 8 December 2008 while being ambassador to France.

References

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  1. ^ "Selamat Jalan Arizal Effendi, SH,LLM,MA...", Kompasiana, 24 December 2008, archived from the original on 14 October 2016
  2. ^ "Indonesia's New Ambassador to Australia", The Indonesian Studies Newsletter (28), 2000, archived from the original on 14 October 2016
  3. ^ Wright, Lincoln (13 February 2000), Media threat to relations, says Indonesian envoy, archived from the original on 14 October 2016
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia
1999 – 2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ambassador of Indonesia to France
2005 – 2008
Succeeded by