JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) officially appointed Thomas A.M. Djiwandono as Deputy Governor of the Bank Indonesia (BI) for the period 2026-2031.
Meanwhile, the oath of office was taken in front of the Chairman of the Supreme Court Sunarto, Monday, February 9, 2026), at the Supreme Court building, Jakarta.
In his oath, Thomas expressed his commitment not to give or promise anything to any party, either directly or indirectly, for any reason, in the implementation of his position as Deputy Governor of the BI.
"I promise that I will become the Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, directly or indirectly, by any name and pretext, not to give or promise to give anything to anyone," said Thomas.
"I promise that in doing or not doing something, in this position I will not accept directly or indirectly, from anyone, a promise or gift in any form," he added.
In addition, Thomas emphasized his readiness to carry out his duties and obligations as best as possible, following the directions of the Governor of Bank Indonesia, and carrying out the mandate of the post with full responsibility.
He also expressed his loyalty to the country, the constitution, and the country's direction, closing his oath with a prayer.
"I promise that I will carry out my duties and obligations to follow the Governor of Bank Indonesia as best as possible and with a sense of responsibility. I promise that I will be loyal to the country's constitution and the country's direction. May God help me," he said.
Previously, Commission XI of the DPR held a fit and proper test for three candidates for Deputy Governor of the BI on Saturday, January 23 and Monday, January 26, 2026.
The candidates are the Head of the Payment System Policy Department of BI Dicky Kartikoyono, the Head of the Macroprudential Policy Department of BI Solikin M. Juhro and former Deputy Minister of Finance Thomas Djiwandono.
After that, Commission XI of the DPR held an internal meeting to choose the new Deputy Governor of BI.
"A deal has been made through the consensus deliberation process and then included in the internal meeting of Commission XI that it was decided to become the Deputy Governor of BI to replace Juda Agung who resigned, was Thomas Djiwandono," said Chairman of Commission XI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Mukhamad Misbakhun at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday.
Thomas Dijowantono's profile is a former Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia in the Red and White Cabinet led by President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Thomas has a long track record in the professional, business, and government worlds.
The owner of the real name Thomas Aquinas Muliatna Djiwandono was born in Jakarta, May 7, 1972.
He is the first son of Soedradjad Djiwandono (Governor of BI period 1993-1998), as well as Biatiningsih Miderawati Djojohadikusumo who is the older brother of President Prabowo.
Thus, Thomas is Prabowo's nephew.
Thomas' undergraduate education was at Haverford College, Pennsylvania, United States, majoring in History.
During college, he had an internship as a journalist at Tempo Magazine in 1993.
After completing his studies in 1994, he continued his career as a journalist at Indonesia Business Weekly.
Next, Rizkiati Mulan Hamami's husband started a career in the financial sector. He worked as an analyst at the financial and securities services company Whetlock NatWest Securities in Hong Kong in the period 1996-1999.
After that, he became a consultant at the business consulting company Castle Asia in Jakarta in 1999-2000.
Thomas then continued his education to a master's degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, United States, with a focus on International Relations and International Economics. He received a master's degree in 2003.
In 2004, the father of two children joined PT Comexindo International, an international trading company under the Arsari Group owned by Hashim Djojohadikusumo, President Prabowo Subianto's brother.
For about two decades, Thomas held various strategic positions, ranging from Business Development Director (2004-2008), Deputy CEO (2008-2009), to CEO (2010-2024).
He was also trusted as Deputy CEO of the Arsari Group in the period 2011-2024.
Apart from working in the economic sector, Thomas, who is familiarly known as Tommy, is also active in politics.
He has served as the General Treasurer of the Gerindra Party since 2014.
However, as of December 31, 2025, he officially resigned from the party's management.
He was also included in the Economic and Financial Synchronization Group during the transition of the government from the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo to President Prabowo Subianto in 2024.
In order to support the smooth transition of the State Budget, Thomas was then inaugurated by President Jokowi as Deputy Minister of Finance of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet on July 18, 2024.
The Deputy Minister of Finance post was still held by him until the government of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, before he was finally appointed as Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia.
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