Lieutenant General Robi Herbawan Appointed as Head of TNI's BAIS

It is true that Lieutenant General TNI Robi Herbawan has currently been entrusted as the Head of BAIS TNI,” said the Head of the Defence Information Bureau (Karo Infohan) of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Defence (Setjen Kemhan), Brigadier General TNI Rico Ricardo Sirait, on Thursday (7/5/2026). Lieutenant General Robi previously served as the Head of the Intelligence Information and Communication Agency at Kemhan. He stated that Robi’s appointment as Head of BAIS TNI is an effort to strengthen the TNI’s organisation. “This appointment is part of the regeneration process and organisational strengthening to support the effectiveness of implementing national defence strategic intelligence tasks,” he said. There are rumours circulating that several high-ranking officers (pati) in the BAIS TNI ranks are also being rotated. However, this news has not yet been confirmed. “There is no information yet (regarding other position rotations),” Rico said.