Dudung Ahead of Prabowo's Inauguration: Directives on KSP Tasks

General (Ret.) Dudung Abdurachman, Special Advisor to the President for National Defence and Chairman of the TNI Defence Industry Policy Committee, was seen arriving at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta ahead of the planned inauguration of new officials in the Merah Putih cabinet on Monday (27/4). Dudung arrived around 14:00 WIB. Speaking to the media before entering the palace building, Dudung revealed directives from President Prabowo Subianto to carry out the mandate as Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP). The KSP position is currently held by M Qodari, who was also seen arriving at the presidential palace this afternoon. “Well, the directives are that the tasks of the KSP, as in controlling and supervising activities for national priority programmes, I’ll explain after the inauguration,” Dudung told the media. Additionally, Dudung mentioned that he has coordinated with Qodari. However, Dudung did not answer directly when asked if he would be inaugurated as Head of KSP or not. Meanwhile, when asked if he would be removed from KSP, Qodari said, “Earlier, I was called by Mr. Cabinet Secretary; the President asked me to help with the communication process. To communicate maximally for government work programmes.” “Precisely, we’ll hear the President’s announcement later,” he said in response to media questions about what he would be inaugurated as. Besides Dudung and Qodari, several other figures seen arriving included labour leader Jumhur Hidayat. Jumhur did not say much to the media before entering the palace building. Based on several pieces of information obtained by media at the palace, Jumhur will be inaugurated as Minister of Environment. Thus, he will replace the current Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq. However, Jumhur claimed he did not yet know what he would be inaugurated as. “What minister, I don’t know yet,” he said, then giving a longer response about activities ahead of International Labour Day (May Day) on 1 May. Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol was also seen arriving at the palace. Next, Abdul Kadir Karding, who was previously dismissed by Prabowo from the position of Minister of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers in September 2025. Karding arrived around 14:00 WIB. He arrived wearing a black suit with a light blue tie, accompanied by his family. Then, around 14:09 WIB, former Head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Hasan Nasbi was seen arriving. “As for me, I’m ready; if ordered by the President. No considerations; if it’s an order, we welcome that order,” said Hasan, who has not revealed what task he will be given by Prabowo. “It’s best to wait for the official announcement later,” he added.