Gen. Feisal swears in deputies<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief, Gen. Feisal Tanjung, swore
\nin his two new deputies yesterday. Maj. Gen. Soeyono will oversee
\nthe military's security and defense functions, while Maj. Gen.
\nMoch. Ma'ruf will supervise its socio-political role.<\/p>\n
Feisal installed Maj. Gen. Soeyono as chief of general affairs
\nto replace Lt. Gen. H.B.L. Mantiri, while Maj. Gen. Moch. Ma'ruf
\ntakes the post of chief of socio-political affairs replacing Gen.
\nR. Hartono, who has been appointed as the new Army chief of
\nstaff.<\/p>\n
Feisal reminded the new chiefs in his speech at the swearing-
\nin ceremony that the Armed Forces (ABRI) has a dual role -- in
\nboth defense and in politics.<\/p>\n
"The chief of general affairs helps build the military as a
\nsecurity and defense force," he said. "The chief of socio-
\npolitical affairs helps in strategic planning to turn the
\nmilitary into a socio-political force."<\/p>\n
The swearing-in ceremony was held at ABRI's headquarters in
\nCilangkap in East Jakarta. All the military top brass were
\npresent, including the outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wismoyo
\nArismunandar, Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Rilo Pambudi and
\nNavy Chief of Staff Admiral Tanto Koeswanto.<\/p>\n
Hartono, who was promoted to the rank of full general on Feb.
\n1, turned up for the first time with four stars on his shoulders.
\nHe is due to be installed by President Soeharto, the supreme
\ncommander of ABRI, at a ceremony at the State Palace this
\nmorning.<\/p>\n
Yesterday's change marked the beginning of another round of
\nchanges within the military's top leadership, following the
\nretirement of a number of senior officers.<\/p>\n
Wismoyo, for example, reached the mandatory retirement age of
\n55 yesterday and President Soeharto appeared to have decided not
\nto exercise his power to extend the general's tour of duty.
\nWismoyo was once considered a rising star.<\/p>\n
Wismoyo, who is related to the President by marriage, has been
\nelected chairman of the National Sports Committee (KONI).<\/p>\n
There have been rumors that Mantiri, who turned 55 last
\nSeptember, will be given an ambassadorial post, as has Lt. Gen.
\nSoeryadi, the current Army deputy chief of staff who is also
\nretiring.<\/p>\n
Both Soeyono, who was formerly chief of the Diponegoro
\nMilitary Command in Central Java, and Ma'ruf, formerly assistant
\nto the ABRI chief of general affairs, are from the Class of 1965
\nof the National Military Academy in Magelang.<\/p>\n
Soeyono, born in Malang, East Java, on March 13, 1943, has
\nreceived several Satya Lencana medals, for his role in quashing
\nthe communist rebellion in 1966 and the East Timor separatist
\nrebellion in the 1970s.<\/p>\n
He was President Soeharto's adjutant for five years, between
\n1986 and 1989.<\/p>\n
Soeyono is the son-in-law of State Minister for Women's
\nAffairs Mien Sugandhi. He married her daughter Sribudhi
\nMintorosari who gave him three children: Siti Amelia Jorjiana
\n(21), Moh. Ari Iman Santoso (18) and Moh. Iman Sidiqi (14).<\/p>\n
Ma'ruf, born in Tegal, Central Java, on Sept. 20, 1942, is no
\nstranger to ABRI's political role. He has served as ABRI
\nrepresentatives in the People's Consultative Assembly for two
\nterms, and had a brief stint as assistant to the chief of socio-
\npolitical affairs.<\/p>\n
Although he never held any commanding positions, he served as
\nchief of staff at the Udayana Military Command in Bali in 1989
\nand then in the Diponegoro Command between 1990 and 1992.<\/p>\n
He was governor of the National Military Academy in Magelang
\nin 1992 before he was recalled to ABRI headquarters where he has
\nserved since then.<\/p>\n
Ma'ruf is married to Raden Roro Susiati with whom he has three
\ndaughters: Penny Wahyu Rastianingsih (25), Yani Endah Dwi
\nSetianingsih (23) and Dewi Tri Setianingsih (19). (rms\/har)<\/p>",
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