Agum banyere Indonesian Military Academy na Magelang, Central Java na 1969. Na 1973, a họpụtara ya dị ka onye ọrụ na Operational ntimiwu ndi ne webatara Ndi akunuche na ebe Nile dimkpa. </br> N'ọgwụgwụ 1987, a kwalitere Agum ka ọ bụrụ Enyemaka Ọgụgụ Isi nke Special Force ntimiwu ruo 1990. Na 1991, e zigara ya na Vice Intelligence of Jakarta Military area Command . N'afọ 1992, a kwalitere Agum ka ọ bụrụ onye isi nke Danrem 042/Garuda Hitam na Lampung .</br> Na 1993, a kwalitere ya dị ka Director A nke Strategic Intelligence Board of Indonesian National Armed Forces ma kwalitekwa ya ịbụ Chief of Special Force Command . N'afọ 1994, e kwalitere ya n'ọkwa onye isi ndị ọrụ nke Bukit Barisan Military Area Command ruo 1996 mgbe e bufere ya ọzọ wee kwalitere ya dịka onye isi nke Wirabuana Military Area Command ruo 1998.</br> Site na 1998 ọ kwalitere dị ka Gọvanọ nke National Resillience Institute ruo 1999. Mgbe ndị ọgbakọ ndụmọdụ ndị mmadụ wepụzie Wahid na a họpụtara Megawati Sukarnoputri ka ọ bụrụ onyeisi oche, a họpụtara Agum ka ọ bụrụ Minister nke Transportgbọ njem, ọnọdụ ọ nọrọ na Mutual Assistance Cabinet ruo 2004.