As NTB Police Chief Since December 2021, Djoko Poerwanto Tells His Story Of Climbing Rinjani In 1986

NTB Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Djoko Poerwanto. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Head of the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police, Inspector General Pol. It turns out that Djoko Poerwanto had climbed Mount Rinjani in the 1980s when he was still in high school (SMA).

"Mas, have you ever been to Rinjani? What year?, I climbed it in 1986, you know," said Djoko when he asked the Head of the Bureau of Perum LKBN ANTARA NTB, Riza Fahriza on the sidelines of the Gathering and Casual Chat with the leaders of the mass media and journalists at Aruna Hotel Senggigi Pavilion, West Lombok, quoted by Antara, Sunday 12 June.

However, he still remembers climbing Mount Rinjani from which route, whether via Sembalun, East Lombok or Senaru, North Lombok. "I'm still trying to remember again, which route did you take first. You know, I was still in high school at that time," he said.

When he got the mandate to become the NTB Police Chief since December 2021, he increasingly tried to remember the memories of his youth when he was still in high school climbing the most beautiful mountain in the world.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the hobby of adventure or "outdoor activity" is ingrained in him.

In addition, there are other hobbies that he has practiced since he was in grade I of SMA in Semarang, Central Java. "Since 1st grade, I have liked to write and display it on the school's wall magazine, you know," he said.

The man who was born on November 7, 1967 admitted that the writing world gave him pride when his work was displayed on the wall.

Regarding the world of writing, it shows that the two-star general is also active in various activities.

Despite the multitude of activities, the issue of education is not forgotten. When he graduated from high school, he took the entrance test for a state university which was then known as the New Student Admissions Selection (Sipenmaru). "I was accepted at the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University," he added.

However, in the end he did not take lectures at the campus because at the same time he was accepted at the Police Academy (Akpol).