At university he became active in the Indonesian Student Action Front (KAMI), a student organization which supported General Suharto in his bid to gain power from president Sukarno.
在大学期间，他开始活跃于印度尼西亚学生行动阵线（KAMI），这是一个学生组织，支持苏哈托将军争取总统苏加诺的权力。