Muhammad Ismail (31 December 1927 – 23 February 2008) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the Governor of Central Java for two terms between 1983 and 1993.

[3] During his career, he had spent some time studying public administration although he did not complete his degree, and also attended Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in West Germany.

In 1976, he was appointed chief of staff of the Kostrad, then commander of the Bukit Barisan Military Region the following year.

That same year, race riots [id] broke out in Central Java, and two months later Ismail was appointed as commander of the Diponegoro Military Region covering the province.

[1][3] He was buried the following day in a military ceremony at the Giri Tunggal Heroes' Cemetery in Semarang.