Megawati Lantik Amarulla Octavian As Deputy Head Of BRIN

Chairman of the Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Megawati Soekarnoputri (left) inaugurated Prof. Dr. Ir. Amarulla Octavian/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated Prof. Dr. Ir. Amarulla Octavian, ST, M.Sc., DESD., ASEAN Eng. as Deputy Head of BRIN. Megawati took the oath of office to Amarulla At the Auditorium Gd. BJ. Habibie, Jl. MH. Thamrin, Jakarta, Thursday, August 3. "Before I take the oath, I will ask you, are you willing to take the oath according to your religion?" Megawati said. "Willing," replied Amarulla. Megawati then conveyed to Amarulla that this oath of office is a responsibility to the Indonesian nation and state and also asked Amarulla to be responsible for maintaining and saving Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution, as well as the welfare of the people. The head of BRIN, Laksana Tri Handoko, confirmed that with this new position, BRIN will be faster in realizing a better research ecosystem in Indonesia. "I and the entire BRIN extended family welcome the inauguration of the Deputy Head of BRIN today," he said. With this inauguration, he continued, almost all organizational structures are complete, as well as ensuring that BRIN will be able to run faster as expected by the wider community. Handoko said BRIN as an organization in charge of extensive research, its presence is highly expected, especially in providing research and innovation-based solutions to problems that arise among the wider community. For him, Amarulla Octavian is the right person to help accelerate the implementation of BRIN's duties. "Given the wide organizational scale and coverage spectrum that BRIN is responsible for, the presence of the Deputy Head of BRIN is the focus of all of us, and especially me personally. I have personally discussed a lot with Pak Octavian before, and we have started discussing many things and strategies to accelerate the implementation of the tasks carried out by BRIN," he said. Amarulla Octavian previously served as Chancellor of the Defense University since April 9, 2020 and has been a permanent lecturer since 2014. The man who was born in Surabaya, October 24, 1965, completed his doctorate from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia in 2013. Previously he had studied military at the Naval Academy, graduating from 1988. He once held a number of important positions including the 6th Adjutant to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2009-2012. Then he served as Head of the West Region Sea Combat Task Force (Guspurlabar) in 2012-2013. Prior to becoming the Chancellor of the Defense University, Amarulla Octavian had held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Defense Management in 2016-2018.

During his career in the military world, Amarulla Octavian has made a series of achievements ranging from Bintang Dharma, Bintang Yudha Dharma Nararya, Satya Lencana Kehati, Satya Lencana Wira Nusa, to Satya Lencana Wira Karya.