Cabinet Reshuffle: Dudung, Jumhur, and Hasan Nasbi Arrive at the Palace
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Presidential Special Advisor for National Defence Dudung Abdurachman, General Chairman of the All-Indonesian Confederation of Trade Unions (KSPSI) Moh. Jumhur Hidayat, and former Head of Presidential Communications Hasan Nasbi arrived at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday.
Their arrival coincided with news of the inauguration of new officials in the Merah Putih Cabinet led by President Prabowo Subianto.
Also present were Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, Chief of Presidential Staff Muhammad Qodari, and Minister of Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection (P2MI) for the period October 2024 - September 2025 Abdul Kadir Karding.
The first official to arrive was Jumhur Hidayat, followed by Qodari, Abdul Kadir Karding, Dudung, and finally Hasan Nasbi. They arrived wearing complete suits with songkok caps and light blue ties.
Dudung said he was contacted by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya to attend the inauguration process at the Presidential Palace on Monday afternoon.
“Yes, yesterday I was called by Lieutenant Colonel Teddy, the Cabinet Secretary, preparations to go to the Palace at 14:15 WIB for rehearsal, 15:00 WIB for the inauguration,” said Dudung in response to reporters’ questions.
However, Dudung declined to reveal what new position had been entrusted to him by President Prabowo. He only stated that he was ready to accept any assignment from the Head of State.
“Oh, I’m a soldier, I must be ready, especially the President’s orders,” said Dudung firmly.
Meanwhile, Jumhur said his presence at the Presidential Palace was to attend the inauguration. However, he declined to answer regarding the position he would hold.
“Attending the inauguration. What inauguration, not sure yet. Not exactly sure,” he said.
As for Qodari, he revealed that he was asked by President Prabowo to assist in the government’s communication process.
Regarding the new position he would hold, Qodari mentioned it would be related to the communication of the government currently handled by the Government Communication Agency (Bakom) RI.
“Precisely, wait for the President’s announcement, but until now, communication is under the Government Communication Agency,” he said.
President Prabowo has conducted four reshuffles of the Merah Putih Cabinet throughout his administration.
In the first reshuffle, on 19 February 2025, the President inaugurated Brian Yuliarto as Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, replacing Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro. In addition, Muhammad Yusuf Ateh was inaugurated as Head of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), accompanied by Agustina Arumsari as Deputy Head of BPKP.
The President also inaugurated Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti as Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) with her deputy Sonny Harry Budiutomo Harmadi, as well as Nugroho Sulistyo Budi as Head of the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN).
In the second reshuffle, on 8 September 2025, the President appointed Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as Minister of Finance, replacing Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
In addition, Mukhtarudin was inaugurated as Minister of Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection, replacing Abdul Kadir Karding, and Ferry Juliantono as Minister of Cooperatives, replacing Budi Arie Setiadi.
The President also inaugurated Mochamad Irfan Yusuf as Minister of Hajj and Umrah and Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak as his deputy minister.
Furthermore, Afriansyah Noor was inaugurated as Deputy Minister of Manpower, replacing Immanuel Ebenezer, Rohmat Marzuki as Deputy Minister of Forestry, and Farida Faricha as Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, replacing Ferry Juliantono.
The President also inaugurated Angga Raka Prabowo as Head of the Government Communication Agency RI, Sonny Sanjaya and Nanik Sudaryati Deyang as Deputy Heads of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), and Sarah Sadiqa as Head of the Government Goods/Services Procurement Policy Agency (LKPP).
In addition, Ahmad Dofiri was inaugurated as Presidential Special Advisor for Security, Public Order, and Police Reform, and Muhammad Qodari as Chief of Presidential Staff.
In the fourth reshuffle, on 8 October 2025, the President inaugurated Benjamin Paulus Octavianus as Deputy Minister of Health and Akhmad Wiyagus as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. In addition, Anggito Abimanyu was inaugurated as Chairman of the Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) Board of Commissioners.
In the state-owned enterprises sector, Dony Oskaria was inaugurated as Head of the SOE Monitoring Body (BP BUMN), accompanied by Aminudin Maruf and Teddy Barata as Deputy Heads of BP BUMN.
The President also appointed Dirgayuza Setiawan as Presidential Special Assistant for Communication and Policy Analysis, and Agung Gumilar Saputra as Presidential Special Assistant for Strategic Data Analysis.
Prabowo also inaugurated Velix Wanggai as Chairman of the Executive Committee for Accelerating Special Autonomy Development in Papua, along with several members, namely Ribka Haluk, John Wempi Wetipo, Ignatius Yoko Triyono, Juharson Estrella Sihasale, Paulus Waterpauw, Ali Hamdan Bogra, John Gluba Gebze, Yanni, and Billy Mambrasar.