YOGYAKARTA - President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA) replaces Deputy Military Commander Tsani Panjaitan. So, what is his figure like? Check out Glenny Kahuripan's profile in the following article.
Launching VOI, the appointment of Glenny as President Director of Garuda Indonesia was carried out through the 2025 Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGMS) which was held at the Garuda Management Building Auditorium, Cengkareng on Wednesday, October 15 yesterday.
Glenny Kairupan's profile is an Army retired military officer. He retired from the military in 2004 with the last rank of Major General.
The man who was born in Manado, North Sulawesi on February 11, 1949, graduated from the Military Academy (Akmil) in 1973, in the same class as President Prabowo Subianto.
According to Garuda Indonesia's official website, Glenny Kairupan is a graduate of S-2 American World University and S-1 Suryadarma University.
This figure is known to be close to President Prabowo for being a member of the Gerindra Party Board of Trustees for the 2020-2025 period.
In politics, Glenny is noted to have run for deputy governor in the 2015 North Sulawesi gubernatorial election. He accompanied Maya Rumantir who ran as a candidate for governor. In that contestation, the couple competed with Olly Dondokambey-Steven Kandouw to become the number one person in North Sulawesi. However, the Maya-Glenny pair lost.
Furthermore, Glenny who was born in Manado turned out to spend a lot of his childhood in the Petojo area, Jakarta. In this area, he is next door to AM Hendropriyoni. This figure inspired Glenny to enter AKABRI or now known as the Military Academy.
Glenny's career in the military began in 1973 and retired in 2004 with the rank of major general.
During his time as a TNI soldier, Glenny was involved in Operation Seroja, namely the occupation of East Timor and Operation Guntur.
After being assigned to the operation, in 1980 Glenny was sent abroad, to be precise in Hawaii. There, he shared with the United States Army 25th Infantry Division.
Next, Glenny continued the Officers' Advanced Course at the Army Doctrine, Education and Training Trustees Command in 1983.
While holding the rank of Brigadier General, Glenny was appointed as Widyaiswara Madya for Geography and Natural Resources of the National Resilience Institution. He then retired from the TNI in 2004 with the rank of Major General.
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In November 2024, Glenny Kairupan was appointed as Commissioner of Garuda Indonesia. his appointment at that time was made through the EGMS as part of the management's refresher. A year later, he held the highest position in the issuer with the red plate.
On August 19, 2025, Glenny was one of the retired who was awarded the promotion of honor from President Prabowo. For his services in East Timor Operation, Glenny's rank was changed to Lieutenant General.
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