Doni Monardo Is Buried At The Mako Kopassus And Buried At The Kalibata TMP Tomorrow

Head of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19, Doni Monardo (doc BNPB)

JAKARTA - Former Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lt. Gen. Retired Doni Monardo will be buried at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery (TMP), South Jakarta, on Monday, November 4.

Previously, the body of the former Head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force would be buried at the Cijantung Kopassus Headquarters, East Jakarta.

"Tomorrow, December 4th, the body will be taken to the Mako Kopassus and then buried to the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery," said representatives of the Central Board of the Indonesian Army Retired Association (PPAD), Bambang Irianto, to reporters, Sunday, December 3.

Doni died at Siloam Hospital at 17.35 WIB. Bambang said tonight the body would be taken to the funeral home in Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD), South Tangerang.

Before his death, Doni was treated intensively at Siloam Semanggi Hospital, Jakarta. President Joko Widodo also visited Doni on 7 November.

This retired Army officer was born on May 10, 1963 in Cimahi, West Java. Doni is originally Minang.

Doni Monardo served as Head of BNPB from the 2019-2021 period. During his career at BNPB, he was the first to form a Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 during the pandemic, which was the Task Force for Handling COVID-19.

Before leading BNPB, Doni also served as Secretary General of the National Resilience Council for the 2018-2019 period, Military Regional Commander III/Siliwangi for the 2017-2018 period, Military Regional Commander XVI/Pattimura for the 2015'2017 period.

Doni also held the position of Commander General of the 2014'2015 Special Forces Command, as well as Commander of the Presidential Security Forces for the 2012'2014.