Lieutenant General Dading Kalbuadi (14 April 1931 – 10 October 1999) was an Indonesian Army General and the commander during Operation Seroja (Operation Lotus) the Indonesian invasion of East Timor (1975–1976).

Dading Kalbuadi was born in Adipala, Cilacap Regency, Central Java, April 14, 1931.

During the Indonesian War of Independence, he joined the "Indonesia Merdeka atau Mati" armed militia (IMAM) in Purwokerto, Banyumas from 1946 to 1950.

[1] Dading Kalbuadi continued his career to the Officer Candidate School in Bandung, where he befriended Benny Moerdani future General of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

After graduating he joined the Resimen Para Komando Angkatan Darat (RPKAD) and continued his studies at Fort Benning, USA.