Appointed As President Director Of Bulog, Ahmad Rizal Proposes Early Retirement From The TNI

Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani admitted that he had submitted an early retirement letter from the TNI, even before being appointed as President Director of Perum Bulog.

He said the submission had been submitted since early June.

According to Ahmad Rizal, the submission of an early retirement letter from the military was handed over to the TNI Commander, TNI General Agus Subiyanto.

"I have submitted it as of June 1, 2025, to the TNI commander. So, I am ready for retirement," said Ahmad Rizal when met at the Post Office, Fatmawati, South Jakarta, Friday, July 18.

He said, the early retirement process is still ongoing within the TNI. He also said that the completion time of the pension process was entirely under the authority of the TNI leadership.

For Rizal, currently the most important thing is to carry out state duties according to the mandate given.

"The name is a soldier, the soldier when we registered the army is ready to be placed wherever he is on duty and in any condition," he said.

"Well, now we have the task of a new country, yes we are ready to follow the applicable rules. As a professional soldier, because we have to retire, yes, we are ready to retire," he continued.

Ahmad Rizal Replaces Novi Helmy Prasetya

Previously, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir appointed TNI Major General Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani as President Director (Managing Director) of Perum Bulog replacing Novi Helmy Prasetya.

Novi Helmy as of July 3 will no longer serve as President Director of Bulog because he has returned to his career in the military. Novi himself has only served as President Director of Bulog for five months.

"Yes, yesterday Pak Novi was asked by the Commander to serve again in the TNI. There is another new President Director. Yes (it is true that Major General TNI Ahmad Rizal)," said Erick at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, July 8.

Furthermore, Erick said Ahmad Rizal had also officially served as President Director of Bulog in the last few days.

"It's been (serving), maybe a few days," said Erick.

Even so, Erick did not elaborate on the reasons for appointing another figure from the military to fill the position of helm at the company.

"I don't know. That's what they want to withdraw, the assignment may be considered finished. Now for next year there will be a return to the task of absorbing, for farmers," he explained.

For your information, Ahmad Rizal is the Army (AD). The two-star general previously carried out his position as Commander of the Food Security Under Operations Task Force (BKO) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan).