Budiman Sudjatmiko, former PDIP politician, has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as the chief of a new agency called Badan Percepatan Pengentasan Kemiskinan (Poverty Eradication Agency). The President also appointed Nanik Sudaryati Deyang and Iwan Sumule as Budiman’s deputies. All of these three figures are former activists.

General (ret) Dudung Abdurachman, former Army Chief of Staff (KSAD), has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as the special advisor for defense. Dudung, moreover, has also been appointed as the new chief of the Defence Industry Committee (KKIP).

President Prabowo Subianto has established the so-called Badan Penyelenggara Haji (BPH) or the Hajj Management Body, a new agency separated from the Ministry  of Religious Affairs that will manage the hajj and umrah. The President appointed his two trusted guys, Mochamad Irfan Yusuf a.k.a Gus Irfan (NU) and Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak (Muhammadiyah) as the chief and the deputy chief of the Hajj Management Body.

It was initially thought easy races for candidates endorsed by KIM Plus, a coalition of political parties supporting Prabowo-Gibran administration, which should include former president Jokowi (whose son Gibran is now vice president). Their candidates were expected to win most regional elections, including areas like Jakarta, Central Java, and Bali—-two of the last being stronghold of PDIP (the only party outside the KIM Plus).

Muhaimin Iskandar, the chairman of PKB is now the Coordinating Minister for Empowerment of the Society. He was a running mate of Anies Baswedan and Prabowo Subianto’s rival in the 2024 presidential election but soon after losing the race, Muhaimin quickly jump ship into Prabowo’s cabinet and he’s given a coordinating minister position.

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Yuliot Tanjung as Vice Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) to assist the ESDM Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who is the chairman of Golkar Party. This is the second time for Yuliot assisting Bahlil. Previously, in the administration of Jokowi, Prabowo’s predecessor, Yuliot was Vice Minister of Investment and the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), at the time led by Bahlil.

Under Prabowo Subianto, the Ministry of Forestry and Environment has been separated into two ministries. We’ve talked about the new Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni and his Vice Minister Sulaiman Umar. Now, let’s talk about the Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq and his Vice Minister Diaz Hendropriyono.

Raja Juli Antoni, the secretary general of PSI, a small party led by Kaesang Pangarep (the youngest son of Jokowi, Prabowo Subianto’s predecessor), has been appointed as the Minister of Forestry, a very strategic portfolio previously controlled by Nasdem, a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh. Raja Juli, who is also a young leader of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, is assisted by one Vice Minister, Sulaiman Umar, who is the brother-in-law of businessman Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad a.k.a Haji Isam, the owner of Jhonlin Group.

Zulkifli Hasan, the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as the Coordinating Minister for Food, a new portfolio in the cabinet. It’s worth noting that PAN is strongly affiliated to Muhammadiyah, the second...

Erick Thohir has succeeded in maintaining his position in the cabinet as the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), which is considered to be one of the powerful portfolios in Prabowo-Gibran’s cabinet. Erick, who is also the chairman of the Indonesian Football...