He held the rank of Major General in the Indonesian Army, and was the Ambassador of Indonesia to China between 2005 and 2009.

After completing his first 12 years of education in Bandung, he would join the Indonesian Military Academy in 1967, after he graduated from a trade school.

He then served as a technical officer at the Indonesian contingent for the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt, before becoming the communications company commander of a Kostrad infantry brigade.

He was then assigned to the Washington, D.C. Embassy as an aide to the defense attache, before becoming a secretary to the Panglima in 1983 and a general planning staff at TNI headquarters.

[6][7] Contemporary major general Agus Wirahadikusumah was quoted as saying that "[Sudrajat] did not understand signals of professionality in the army.

[1][6] On 11 November 2005, Sudrajat was appointed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the Ambassador of Indonesia to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia.

[11] Following his time as ambassador, he would serve as the chairman of the Indonesia-China Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation Foundation.

[16] Sudrajat ran for governorship of West Java in the 2018 gubernatorial election with the backing of three parties - Gerindra, PKS and PAN - and Bekasi Vice Mayor Ahmad Syaikhu as his running mate.

[18][19][20] Close to Kamil's swearing in, his campaign team demanded the ceremony be cancelled due to administrative errors conducted.