Yunus to replace Syarwan next month<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt.
\nGen. Syarwan Hamid, who becomes a legislator with the House of
\nRepresentatives on Oct. 1, will transfer his current duties next
\nmonth to his successor, Maj. Gen. M. Yunus Yosfiah.<\/p>\n
Yunus is currently chief of the Armed Forces Staff and Command
\nSchool in Bandung, West Java.<\/p>\n
Syarwan quoted Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung as
\nsaying yesterday that the transfer ceremony would be held before
\nhe joined the government-organized course for new legislators on
\nSept. 9.<\/p>\n
Last month Feisal named Yunus as the next Armed Forces chief
\nof sociopolitical affairs to replace Syarwan.<\/p>\n
Feisal also said that Maj. Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the
\nformer Sriwijaya military commander overseeing South Sumatra,
\nLampung, Jambi and Bengkulu, would be posted at Armed Forces
\nHeadquarters in Cilangkap as Yunus' assistant. Susilo will
\nreplace Maj. Gen. Budi Harsono.<\/p>\n
In addition, Maj. Gen. Arie J. Kumaat, the assistant for
\nterritorial affairs of the Armed Forces chief of general affairs,
\nwould take Yunus' place at the Staff and Command School.<\/p>\n
Born 53 years ago in Rappang, South Sulawesi, Yunus has had an
\nimpressive military career which includes leading an operation
\nthat killed Fretilin separatist chief Nocolao Lobato in East
\nTimor in late 1978. Yunus is married to an East Timorese.<\/p>\n
In 1985, he returned to East Timor as Dili's military
\ncommander, a position he held for two years. He capped his
\nterritorial career as Sriwijaya military commander from 1994 to
\n1995.<\/p>\n
He attended training courses at Fort Leavenworth in the United
\nStates in 1979 and at the Royal College of Defense Studies in
\nBritain.<\/p>\n
Asked why Armed Forces Headquarters took a month to set the
\ndate for the transfer-of-duty ceremony, Syarwan said it was
\nbecause he had been waiting for the presidential decree for his
\nnew post.<\/p>\n
"Without the decree, I would've become unemployed," he joked.<\/p>\n
Syarwan, who will lead 75 high-ranking military officers in
\nthe House, has been rumored to have a chance at becoming House
\nspeaker for the 1997\/2002 term.<\/p>\n
Feisal denied the speculation, saying that Golkar, the
\nvictorious election contestant, will take the position.<\/p>\n
Feisal was referring to Golkar chairman Harmoko who led the
\ndominant party to a haul of 74 percent of votes in the May 29
\ngeneral election.<\/p>\n
Minister\/State Secretary Moerdiono said Harmoko deserved the
\nHouse's top job. He said that it would be logical that all 325
\nGolkar legislators would support Harmoko's nomination for the
\nposition. (imn)<\/p>",
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