Profiles

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.

Vice Ministers: State Secretary

President Prabowo Subianto appointed his expert staffers at the Defense Ministry Bambang Eko Suhariyanto and Juri Ardiantoro, who are known close to his predecessor Jokowi, as the two vice ministers of State Secretary. Bambang and Juri are assisting Prasetyo Hadi, the new Minister of State Secretary and a politician from Prabowo’s Gerindra Party.

New Ministers: Rini Widyantini

President Prabowo Subianto appointed Rini Widyantini as the new Minister of State Apparatus & Bureucracy Reform (MenPAN-RB), a position occupied by Abdullah Azwar Anas (PDIP) in the previous administration. With the appointment, Rini becomes the first woman ever to serve as the MenPAN-RB in the history of the country.

Prabowo’s Special Envoys: Setiawan Ichlas

President Prabowo Subianto appointed seven special envoys. One of them that is worth highlighting is Setiawan Ichlas, who has been appointed as special envoy for economy and banking affairs. Who is he?

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