Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Sukamdi of the UGM Faculty of Geography (Geography UGM), at the age of 65.
Professor Sukamdi passed away on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at the UGM Academic Hospital (RSA UGM) and was laid to rest on the same day at the UGM Sawitsari Family Cemetery. Before the burial, the late professor’s remains were placed in the UGM Balairung Hall for funeral prayers and for the university community to pay their final respects.
The late professor’s eldest daughter, Dyani Priamsari, remembered her father as the central figure of their family. She described him as a caring husband, father, and grandfather, expressing hope that his guidance and advice would continue to serve as a compass for the family.
Priamsari also conveyed the late professor’s apologies and requested prayers for the acceptance of his good deeds and the forgiveness of his shortcomings. She invited anyone with unresolved matters regarding the late professor to reach out to the family.
“We also sincerely apologize if, during his lifetime, our late father ever erred, made mistakes, or unintentionally hurt anyone. We ask for your forgiveness. And if any matters may remain unresolved, please do not hesitate to contact us,” she said.
UGM Rector, Professor Ova Emilia, expressed her profound condolences on the passing of Professor Sukamdi. She prayed that he would be granted the best place in the sight of Allah SWT and that his good deeds be accepted.
On this occasion, Professor Emilia extended her gratitude to all who came to pay their final respects to a figure widely regarded as a teacher, mentor, and esteemed colleague.
“On behalf of the family of Universitas Gadjah Mada, I express our heartfelt condolences on the passing of the late professor. May Allah SWT grant him the best place and may all his good deeds in this world be rewarded,” the rector said.
Professor Emilia highlighted the late professor’s longstanding dedication to Population Geography and Demography. He was widely recognized for his strong scholarly focus on population and development, migration and urbanization, as well as poverty and employment.
His dedication was also reflected in the institutional roles he held, including serving as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Research at Geography UGM (2008–2012) and Head of the Laboratory of Population and Economic Resources from 2022 to 2025.
“We are all grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from and interact with Professor Sukamdi. He was a teacher and a model of integrity for the UGM academic community,” the rector concluded.
Author/Photographer: Aldi Firmansyah
Editor: Triya Andriyani
Post-editor: Rajendra Arya