New Faces in the Ministry of Communication and Digital
Communication and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid has inaugurated a total of 21 high-ranking ministry officials, including three special staffers, two of which are well-known figures. Their inauguration quickly became a hot topic among Indonesian social media users. Today, we are going to learn more about these new faces. It is an urgent matter because, apparently, the minister herself does not really know the people she will work with.
Succession in the Widjaja Family (Sinarmas)
When Sinarmas Group founder Eka Tjipta Widjaja passed away six years ago, people were already familiar with the role of his children in various businesses. He started the succession in one of the largest business families years or even decades earlier. His children has also started succession to the third generation many years ago.
Man to Watch: Pramono Anung
Pramono Anung will soon be sworn in as the new Governor of Jakarta after the General Election Commission (KPU) announced him and his running mate Rano Karno as winners of the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election. Let’s get to know more about Pramono, who has a potential to become a contender in 2029 presidential election should he perform well in Jakarta.
The New Secretary General of Defense Ministry
Lt. Gen. Tri Budi Utomo, who is known very close to Jokowi, the predecessor of President Prabowo Subianto, has been appointed as the new secretary general of the Defense Ministry. Tri replaces Vice Air Marshal Donny Ermawan Taufanto, who is now the Vice Minister of Defense.
The New Chief of Presidential Secretariat
Maj. Gen. Ariyo Windutomo has just been sworn in as the new chief of the Presidential Secretariat. Ariyo, who graduated from the Military Academy (Akmil) in 1996, replaces Heru Budi Hartono, one of the closest and trusted aides of Jokowi, Prabowo Subianto’s predecessor.
MoF: Sri Mulyani
Sri Mulyani Indrawati suprised everybody when she accepted the offer to remain serving as Minister of Finance (MoF) under the new administration of Prabowo Subianto. Unlike in the previous administration of Jokowi, many believe that Sri Mulyani will have smaller influence in the cabinet this time. But again, Sri Mulyani is still worth highlighting.
Vice Ministers: Finance
Three vice ministers have been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto to assist Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. They are Thomas Djiwandono, Suahasil Nazara, and Anggito Abimanyu. Some still don’t understand why we need three vice ministers on top of so many director generals with specific tasking at the ministry.
Vice Ministers: Home Affairs
Bima Arya Sugiarto, a politician from PAN, and Ribka Haluk, a career bureaucrat, have been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as vice ministers of Home Affairs. Both of them are assisting Police General (ret) Tito Karnavian, a former National Police Chief (Kapolri) who has been maintained by Prabowo as the Minister of Home Affairs.
Vice Ministers: Foreign Affairs
President Prabowo Subianto appointed three vice ministers of Foreign Affairs. They are Anis Matta, Armanatha Nasir, and Arif Havas Oegroseno. These three vice ministers are assisting the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, who is Prabowo’s trusted aide and deputy chairman of Prabowo’s Gerindra Party.
Vice Ministers: Transportation
Suntana, a retired three-star police general, has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as Vice Minister of Transportation. Suntana is assisting the new Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi, who is CEO of PT Jhonlin Air Transport, a subsidiary of Jhonlin Group owned by businessman Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad a.k.a Haji Isam.