TNI Commander Transfers 101 High Officers In Various Bodies And Sectors

JAKARTA - TNI Commander Agus Subiyanto placed 101 high-ranking officers in various strategic positions. This action includes mutations, rattas, and promotions.

The mutation was applied to various agencies, including the replacement of the Head of BSSN and the Head of Basarnas.

Head of the TNI Information Center (Kapuspen) Maj. Gen. Hariyanto was quoted from ANTARA in Jakarta, Sunday, explaining the change of a number of officials within the TNI referring to the Decree of the TNI Commander Number Kep/7/I/2025 which was signed by General Agus Subiyanto on January 3.

In the list of the TNI's first mutations in 2025, Lt. Gen. Nugroho Sulistyo Budi, who recently served as Head of the State Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), was transferred as a high-ranking officer at the Army Headquarters (Mabesad) in retirement.

In the decree (SKep), the Commander has not yet determined the replacement for Lt. Gen. Nugroho who will lead BSSN in the future.

Furthermore, the Commander also transferred Marshal Madya TNI Kusworo, who previously served as Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (BNNP/Basarnas), currently serves as a high-ranking officer for the Indonesian Air Force Headquarters in retirement.

The head of Basarnas is currently filled by Young Marshal Mohammad Syafii, who received promotions from his previous position as Assistant Personnel (Aspers) for the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force (KSAU).

In the SKep, it is stated that the handover of positions for the Head of Basarnas is waiting for the president's decision (keppres).

The TNI Commander, in the SKep, also for the first time placed his top officers at the National Defense Council. Brigadier General Ari Yulianto, who previously served as Commander of the TNI Cyber Unit (Dansatsiber), is currently trusted as Deputy for Geostrategy of the National Defense Council (DPN). However, the inauguration and handover of his position are waiting for the presidential decree.

The position of Dansatsiber is currently filled by Brigadier General Juinta Omboh Sembiring.

Of the total 101 high-ranking TNI officers who are included in the transfer list, 62 of them are high-ranking officers of the Indonesian Army, 31 high-ranking officers of the Indonesian Air Force, and eight high-ranking officers of the Indonesian Navy.

From the ranks of the Indonesian Army, Lt. Gen. Eko Margiyono was transferred as a high-ranking officer of Headquarters from his previous position as Deputy Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas). The policy was determined by the Commander in Chief in order to prepare for retirement for Lt. Gen. Eko.

Then, the TNI Commander also transferred Major General TNI Lukmansyah as the Special Staff of the Army Chief of Staff from his previous position as Deputy for Emergency Management of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). The position of BNPB deputy is currently filled by Major General TNI Budi Irawan.

The handover ceremony for the Deputy for Emergency Handling of BNPB awaits the presidential decree.

Next, the Commander also gave promotions to Major General TNI Jimmy Ramoz Manalu as Commander of the XVIII/Kasuari Military Region (Pangdam). Major General Jimmy previously served as Chief of Staff of the Joint Defense Area Command (Kas Kogabwilhan) I.

Major General TNI Haryanto, who previously served as Pangdam XVIII/Kasuari, is currently a Level III Expert Staff Officer for the Army Chief of Staff for Personnel Welfare.

In the same SKep, Brigadier General Dani Wardhana, who originally served as Head of the Public Relations Bureau of Settama Lemhannas, is currently trusted to be the Director of Weapons at the Indonesian Army's Armed Forces (Pussenkav).

The old official of Dirsen Pussenkav, Brigadier General Jala Argananto is currently the Special Staff of the Army Chief of Staff. Then, the position of Head of the Public Relations Bureau of Lemhannas is currently filled by Brigadier General Mirza Agus.

The TNI Commander, as regulated in his latest decision, also gave promotions to Colonel Inf. Nugroho Imam Santoso as Danrem 051/WKT (East Jakarta), replacing Brigadier General Riyanto, who is currently assigned as Chief of Staff of the 2nd Infantry Division of Kostrad.

In addition, Brigadier General Helda Risman, is currently assigned by the Commander in Chief to accompany Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin as Expert Staff for the Minister of Defense for Political Affairs, replacing Major General TNI Endro Satoto, who is currently trusted as Head of the Education and Training Agency of the Ministry of Defense.

Other strategic positions included in the Commander's latest list of mutations, namely Brigadier General Maulana Ridwan, received promotions as Head of the TNI Personnel Bureau and the National Police of the Presidential Military Secretariat of the Ministry of State Secretariat, then Colonel Cke. Kustianto Harijadi received promotions as Commander of the TNI's Communication and Electronics Unit (Dansatkomlek).

There is also Colonel Kav. I Made Maha Yudhiksa received promotion as Head of the TNI Procurement Center (Kapusada), Colonel Inf. Mohammad Sjahroni as Head of the General Secretariat of the TNI.