Tantowi Yahya (born 29 October 1960, in Palembang) is an Indonesian artist, presenter, and politician who is a former Ambassador of Indonesia to New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga.

In 2009, Tantowi became a member of the Indonesian parliament from the Golkar Party, representing South Sumatra province.

Tantowi was born in Palembang, South Sumatera on 29 October 1960 as the fourth child out of five children of ethnic Palembangese Malay parents named Yahya Matusin and Komariah.

[7] Representing Indonesia, Tantowi appeared as a global artist at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville in 2006.

In the 2009 election, Tantowi ran for a seat on the People's Representative Council (DPR) as a delegate from the Golkar Party.

As parliamentarian, Tantowi was placed on Commission I overseeing Defense, Intelligence, Media and Informatics, and Foreign Affairs.

[5] In June 2013 Tantowi caused controversy when he visited Israel, as Indonesia does not formally recognize the state and does not have a diplomatic relationship with it.

[10] In March 2017, Joko Widodo formally appointed Tantowi as the Ambassador of Indonesia to New Zealand.