President Assigns Former Head Of IKN Authority Bambang Susantono In International Cooperation

Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Pratiko announced the resignation of Bambang Susantono as Head of OIKN and Dhony Rahajoe from his position as Deputy Head of OIKN / ANTARA / Andi Firdaus

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will give a new assignment to the former Head of the Archipelago Capital Authority (OIKN) Bambang Susantono to strengthen international cooperation in accelerating IKN development.

The news was conveyed by Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Pratikno who was confirmed after the announcement of Bambang Susantono's resignation as Head of OIKN and Dhony Rahajoe from his position as Deputy Chief of OIKN.

"Mr. Bambang Susantono will be given a new assignment, directly assisting the President to strengthen international cooperation in accelerating IKN development," he said via text message quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 3.

When asked when Bambang and Dhony's resignation time would be, Pratikno answered that it had been a discussion for a long time, but the President's (Ceppres) decision regarding this was only published today.

As previously reported, President Joko Widodo appointed PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono as Acting Head of OIKN and Deputy Minister of ATR Raja Juli Antoni as Acting Deputy Head of IKN Authority.

Bambang, who was born in Yogyakarta on November 4, 1963, was inaugurated directly by President Jokowi as Head of OIKN in March 2022.

Bambang's expertise in infrastructure planning and public transportation led him to occupy the position of Deputy for Infrastructure and Regional Development Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs for the 2007 '2010 period.

To unravel the transportation problem, the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) for the 2004 '2010 period emphasized more on the humanist transportation system.

At the international level, Bambang served as Vice President of the Eastern Asia Society of Transportation Studies (EASTS) and is a member of the Board of Trustees for The SouthSouthNorth (SSN) Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, which is engaged in climate change and the environment.