Hadi Tjahjanto Considers Giving Four Stars To Prabowo According To Procedures
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahajanto assessed that the embedding of the rank of four stars by President Joko Widodo to the Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto was in accordance with the procedure.
"It was through a process and everything has been done," said Hadi at the Indonesian Church Association (PGI) office in Salemba, Central Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 28.
According to Hadi, Prabowo had previously received Bintang Yudha Dharma Utama in 2022. The star is the highest honor in the TNI.
The star, he continued, is the same as the honor that was pinned by the president when he was a four-star general.
In addition, Prabowo is also considered worthy of the award because of his actions in the Indonesian military world.
Today Prabowo received a special promotion from a three-star general to a four-star general from Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
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The President, who is familiarly called Jokowi during the 2024 TNI Leadership Meeting (Rapim) at TNI Headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta, awarded the award to the Indonesian Defense Minister because he was considered meritorious and contributed to the nation's development, especially in the field of defense and security.
"I would like to convey the awarding of a special rank in the form of an honorary TNI General to Mr. Prabowo Subianto. This award is a form of appreciation as well as affirmation to fully serve the people, to the nation, and to the state," said President Jokowi at the TNI-Polri Rapim event at TNI Headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta, Wednesday.
The President also congratulated Prabowo on the special promotion. "I congratulate Mr. General Prabowo Subianto," Jokowi said to Prabowo.
In a series of meetings, President Jokowi continued to release the three-star general's rank, and pinned the four-star general's rank to Prabowo, as well as hand over the presidential decree (keppres) which became the basis for the promotion of the special rank. Prabowo in the event wore the TNI PDU uniform complete with a brevet, sign of service, and honor.
Prabowo received a special promotion based on Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 13/TNI/2024 which was signed by President Jokowi on February 21, 2024.
Thus, as of today, the Minister of Defense officially holds the title of General of the TNI (HOR) in front of his name. He added a row of retired TNI officers who received the award of promotion to the special rank of honorary general after Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Hendropriyono, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Sarwo Edhie Wibowo.