Daradjatun originated from Bogor, and was educated in Jakarta and Bandung before he entered the police academy.

Prior to his entrance to politics, Daradjatun served for 35 years in the Indonesian National Police, peaking as its deputy chief before he resigned in 2006 to run in Jakarta's gubernatorial election in 2007.

After graduating from high school in 1968, he joined the Indonesian Police Academy (Akpol).

Eventually, he was appointed as Chief of the West Java Police department in 2000, and later as the head of training and security.

[8] Following his defeat, Daradjatun ran in the 2009 Indonesian legislative election and managed to secure a seat from Jakarta's 3rd electoral district.