Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces

Highest position in the Indonesian National Armed Forces

Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces

Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia

Insignia of the Armed Forces

Incumbent
General Agus Subiyanto

since 22 November 2023

Indonesian National Armed Forces
Style| Panglima
Reports to| President of Indonesia
Residence| Official residence of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, Menteng, Jakarta
Seat| Indonesian Armed Forces Headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta
Nominator| President of Indonesia
Appointer| President of Indonesia with legislature (DPR) approval
Formation| 12 November 1945
First holder| General Sudirman
Deputy| Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces

The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Indonesian: Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia, known as Panglima TNI) is the professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Directly answerable to the president of Indonesia (the supreme commander), the position is held by any four-star officer who previously served as Chief of Staff of the Army (KSAD), Chief of Staff of the Navy (KSAL) or Chief of Staff of the Air Force (KSAU).[1]

As the Commander, the officeholder has direct command and control over all of the Indonesian National Armed Forces' principal operational commands such as Army Strategic Command, Kopassus, Indonesian Marine Corps, Fleet Commands, Air Ops Commands, etc. Per the president's decree 66/2019, a four-star officer acting as Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces deputises for the Commander, but as of 2024, the office is still vacant.[2] The name of the office has evolved over the years, with the present name being finalized once the Indonesian National Police was separated from the Armed Forces in 1999.[a]

The present Commander is General Agus Subiyanto, an Indonesian Army officer, who was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 22 November 2023.

## Responsibilities

[edit]

As per Presidential Decree No. 66 of 2019, the responsibilities of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces are to: [2]

* lead the Armed Forces
* implement the national defense policy
* exercise the military strategy & operations
* develop the doctrinal policies
* exercise Armed Forces power projection for military operation matters
* exercise Armed Forces power development and maintain operational readiness
* provide advice to the Minister of Defense on national defense policy
* provide advice to the Minister of Defense on the Armed Forces' demand fulfillment and other defense components
* provide advice to the Minister of Defense on the development and execution of strategic planning of national resources for national defense matters
* utilize reserve components after mobilized for military operation matters
* utilize supporting components which has been prepared for military operation matters
* exercise other roles and responsibilities entrusted to his office by the Constitution and laws of the Republic

## List of commanders

[edit]

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Defence branch  | Ref.

|
|
|
|
|

Took office  | Left office  | Time in office

| Soemoharjo, OeripLieutenant General
Oerip Soemohardjo
(1893–1948)
Acting| 5 October 1945| 12 November 1945| 38 days|
Army| [3]

| SudirmanLieutenant General
Sudirman
(1916–1950)
[b]| 12 November 1945| 29 January 1950 †| 4 years, 78 days|
Army| [3]

| Simatupang, Tahi BonarMajor General
Tahi Bonar Simatupang
(1920–1990)
as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces| 29 January 1950| 4 November 1953| 3 years, 279 days|
Army| [3]
Vacant
Position abolished by President Sukarno after the 17 October 1952 incident.

| Nasution, Abdul HarisGeneral
Abdul Haris Nasution
(1918–2000)
as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[c]| December 1955| July 1959| 3 years, 7 months|
Army| [3]

| Soerjadarma, SoerjadiAir Chief Marshal
Soerjadi Soerjadarma
(1912–1975)
as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[d]| July 1959| 19 January 1962| 2 years, 6 months|
Air Force| [3]
(3)|

| Nasution, Abdul HarisGeneral
Abdul Haris Nasution
(1918–2000)
as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces[c]| January 1962| March 1966| 4 years, 1 month|
Army| [3]
Vacant
Position abolished by President Sukarno after the 30 September Movement.

| SuhartoGeneral
Suharto
(1921–2008)
as Commander of the Armed Forces[e]| 6 June 1968| 28 March 1973| 4 years, 9 months|
Army| [3]

| Panggabean, MaradenGeneral
Maraden Panggabean
(1922–2000)| 28 March 1973| 17 April 1978| 5 years, 1 month|
Army| [3]

| Jusuf, MohammadGeneral
Mohammad Jusuf
(1928–2004)| 17 April 1978| 28 March 1983| 4 years, 11 months|
Army| .

| Moerdani, BennyGeneral
Benny Moerdani
(1932–2004)
[f]| 28 March 1983| 27 February 1988| 4 years, 336 days|
Army| .

| Sutrisno, TryGeneral
Try Sutrisno
(born 1935)| 27 February 1988| 19 February 1993| 4 years, 358 days|
Army| .
10|

| Sudradjat, EdiGeneral
Edi Sudradjat
(1938–2006)
[g]| 19 February 1993| 21 May 1993| 91 days|
Army| .
11|

| Tanjung, FeisalGeneral
Feisal Tanjung
(1939–2013)| 21 May 1993| 12 February 1998| 4 years, 267 days|
Army| .
12|

| WirantoGeneral
Wiranto
(born 1947)
[h]| 12 February 1998| 26 October 1999| 1 year, 256 days|
Army| .
13|

| Sutjipto, Widodo AdiAdmiral
Widodo Adi Sutjipto
(born 1944)| 26 October 1999| 7 June 2002| 2 years, 224 days|
Navy| .
14|

| Sutarto, EndriartonoGeneral
Endriartono Sutarto
(born 1947)| 7 June 2002| 13 February 2006| 3 years, 251 days|
Army| .
15|

| Suyanto, DjokoAir Chief Marshal
Djoko Suyanto
(born 1950)| 13 February 2006| 28 December 2007| 1 year, 318 days|
Air Force| [4]
16|

| Santoso, DjokoGeneral
Djoko Santoso
(1952–2020)| 28 December 2007| 28 September 2010| 2 years, 274 days|
Army| .
17|

| Suhartono, AgusAdmiral
Agus Suhartono
(born 1955)| 28 September 2010| 30 August 2013| 2 years, 336 days|
Navy| [5]
18|

| MoeldokoGeneral
Moeldoko
(born 1957)| 30 August 2013| 8 July 2015| 1 year, 312 days|
Army| [6]
19|

| Nurmantyo, GatotGeneral
Gatot Nurmantyo
(born 1960)| 8 July 2015| 8 December 2017| 2 years, 153 days|
Army| [7]
20|

| Tjahjanto, HadiAir Chief Marshal
Hadi Tjahjanto
(born 1963)
[i]| 8 December 2017| 17 November 2021| 3 years, 344 days|
Air Force| .
21|

| Perkasa, AndikaGeneral
Andika Perkasa
(born 1964)| 17 November 2021| 19 December 2022| 1 year, 32 days|
Army| .
22|

| Margono, YudoAdmiral
Yudo Margono
(born 1965)| 19 December 2022| 22 November 2023| 338 days|
Navy| .
23|

| Subiyanto, AgusGeneral
Agus Subiyanto
(born 1967)| 22 November 2023| Incumbent| 1 year, 255 days|
Army| .

## See also

[edit]

* Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
* Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy
* Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force
* Chief of the Indonesian National Police

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Prior to its current name, the Panglima TNI, the position was known as Grand Commander of the People's Security Forces (Panglima Besar Tentara Keamanan Rakyat), Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Panglima Tentara Republik Indonesia), Commander of the War Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Panglima Angkatan Perang Republik Indonesia), Chief of Staffs of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Kepala Staf ABRI), Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Panglima ABRI), and finally Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Panglima TNI).[3]
2. ^ Position known as Grand Commander of the People's Security Armed Forces and later as Commander of the National Armed Forces (Panglima Besar Tentara Keamanan Rakyat until 1946, Panglima Besar TNI from 1948–1950 )
3. ^ a b Also served concurrently as Chief of Staff of the Army.
4. ^ Also served concurrently as Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
5. ^ Also served concurrently as President and Minister of Defense and Security.
6. ^ Also served concurrently as Commander of the Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order (Kopkamtib). First Commander of the Armed Forces who was not also appointed as Minister of Defense.
7. ^ Also served concurrently as Minister of Defense and Security (from 17 March 1993) and Chief of Staff of the Army (until 23 March 1993).
8. ^ Also served concurrently as Minister of Defense and Security.
9. ^ also served concurrently as Chief of Staff of the Air Force (until 17 January 2018).

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Undang-undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 34 Tahun 2004 Tentang Tentara Nasional Indonesia [Law No.34/2004 on Indonesian National Armed Forces] (PDF) (Law 34) (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
2. ^ a b Peraturan Presiden Nomor 66 Tahun 2019 tentang Susunan Organisasi Tentara Nasional Indonesia (Presidential Decree 66) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia. 2019.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bartain, Simatupang (13 August 2005). "Kedudukan Panglima TNI". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
4. ^ "Indonesian Parliament Endorse Djoko Suyanto as Military Chief". Antara. 5 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006.
5. ^ "Adm. Agus Suhartono to be installed as new TNI chief Tuesday". The Jakarta Post. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010.
6. ^ Rinaldo (30 August 2013). "Presiden SBY Lantik Panglima TNI dan KSAD Pagi Ini". liputan6dotcom. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
7. ^ "Gatot Nurmantyo officially becomes TNI commander". The Jakarta Post. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

* v
* t
* e

Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI)

Leadership|

* President of Indonesia
* Minister of Defense
* Commander of the National Armed Forces (Panglima TNI)
* Chief of Staff of the Army (KASAD)
* Chief of Staff of the Navy (KASAL)
* Chief of Staff of the Air Force (KASAU)

Organisation|

| Branches|

*   Indonesian Army
*   Indonesian Navy
*   Indonesian Air Force

|

Special Units|

* Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS TNI)
* Special Operations Command (Koopsus)
* Presidential Security Force (Paspampres)
* Army Special Forces Command (Kopassus)
* Air Force Quick Reaction Forces Command (Kopasgat)
* Combat Reconnaissance Platoon (Taipur)
* Navy Jalamangkara Detachment (Denjaka)
* Navy Frogman Commando (Kopaska)
* Marines para-amphibious Recon (Taifib)
* Bravo Detachment 90 (Sat Bravo 90)

Major Operational Commands|

* Joint Territorial Defense Commands (Kogabwilhan)
* Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad)
* Military Regional Command (Kodam)
* Indonesian Fleet Command (Koarmada RI)
* Indonesian Marine Corps (Kormar RI)
* Military Sealift Command (Kolinlamil)
* Naval Hydro-Oceanographic Center (Pushidrosal)
* National Air Operations Command (Koopsudnas)

Reserve Components|

* Reserve Component (Komcad)

Service Academies|

* TNI Academy
* Military Academy
* Naval Academy
* Air Force Academy

Other topics|

* Ranks
* Awards
* History
* Military Police
* Peacekeeping Contingent
* Equipment
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force

* v
* t
* e

Chiefs of defence by country

Chief of Defence

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Secretariat of National Defense
* Secretariat of the Navy
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* AJA
* IRGC
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Abkhazia
* Albania
* Armenia
* Artsakh
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Cyprus
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* South Ossetia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Transnistria
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Republika Srpska
* Republic of Serb Krajina
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Supranational|

* European Union
* NATO

former|

* Warsaw Pact

* v
* t
* e

List of ministers of Indonesia

| Coordinating ministers|

* Political and Security Affairs
* Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction
* Economic Affairs
* Infrastructure and Regional Development
* Human Development and Cultural Affairs
* Social Empowerment
* Food Affairs

|

Ministers|

* Home Affairs
* Foreign Affairs
* Defense
* Law
* Human Rights
* Immigration and Correction
* Communication and Digital Affairs
* State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform
* Finance
* Industry
* Trade
* Agriculture
* Manpower
* Cooperatives
* Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
* State-Owned Enterprises
* Public Works
* Housing and Residential Area
* Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning
* Environment﻿
* Forestry
* Transportation
* Marine Affairs and Fisheries
* Tourism
* Creative Economy
* Energy and Mineral Resources
* Health
* Social Affairs
* Religious Affairs
* Women Empowerment and Child Protection
* Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions
* Transmigration
* Youth and Sports
* Primary and Secondary Education
* Higher Education, Science, and Technology
* Cultural Affairs
* National Development Planning
* Investment and Downstream Industry
* Migrant Workers Protection
* Population and Family Development
* State Secretariat

Cabinet-rank officials|

* Attorney General
* Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
* Chief of the Indonesian National Police
* Chief of State Intelligence Agency
* Chief of Presidential Staff
* Head of Presidential Communication Office
* Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority
* Chairman of National Economics Council

* v
* t
* e

Indonesian government ministries

Ministries|

| Coordinating Ministry for
Political and Security Affairs|

* Home Affairs
* Foreign Affairs
* Communication and Digital Affairs
* Defense

|

Coordinating Ministry for
Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction|

* Law
* Human Rights
* Immigration and Correction

Coordinating Ministry for
Economic Affairs|

* Manpower
* Industry
* Trade
* Energy and Mineral Resources
* Investment and Downstream Industry
* Tourism
* State-Owned Enterprises

Coordinating Ministry for
Infrastructure and Regional Development|

* Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning
* Public Works
* Housing and Residential Area
* Transmigration
* Transportation

Coordinating Ministry for
Human Development and Cultural Affairs|

* Religious Affairs
* Primary and Secondary Education
* Higher Education, Science, and Technology
* Culture
* Health
* Population and Family Development
* Women Empowerment and Child Protection
* Youth and Sports

Coordinating Ministry for
Social Empowerment|

* Social Affairs
* Migrant Workers Protection
* Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions
* Cooperatives
* Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
* Creative Economy

Coordinating Ministry for
Food Affairs|

* Agriculture
* Forestry
* Marine Affairs and Fisheries
* Environment

Ministries without coordinating ministry|

* National Development Planning
* State Secretariat
* Finance
* State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform

Cabinet-rank
officials|

* Attorney General
* National Armed Forces
* National Police
* State Intelligence Agency
* Executive Office of the President
* Presidential Communication Office
* Nusantara Capital City Authority
* National Economics Council

Cabinet-related
officials|

* Cabinet Secretary

*[No.]: Number
*[Ref.]: References
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template