News of Prabowo's Cabinet Reshuffle, Qodari: It Is the President's Prerogative
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Presidential Chief of Staff Muhammad Qodari has stated that a reshuffle of officials in the Merah Putih Cabinet is the prerogative of President Prabowo Subianto.
Qodari made this comment in response to circulating news that President Prabowo would conduct a reshuffle of several officials today. One of the officials reportedly to be inaugurated is Qodari himself.
“It is all the President’s prerogative,” said Qodari when contacted by ANTARA on Monday afternoon.
Qodari emphasised that regarding news of a cabinet reshuffle, the public is asked to wait for further developments from the President.
According to him, decisions regarding changes to the cabinet’s composition of officials lie entirely in the hands of the Head of State as the holder of that prerogative authority.
“We just wait for developments from Mr President,” he said.
Previously, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya commented on the cabinet reshuffle by President Prabowo. He asked the media to be patient regarding the matter.
“Just wait,” said Cabinet Secretary Teddy at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday (7/4).
It is known that 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 Crypto 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 Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers, 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.
In the third reshuffle, on 17 September 2025, Djamari Chaniago was inaugurated as Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, replacing Budi Gunawan, and Erick Thohir as Minister of Youth and Sports, replacing Dito Ariotedjo.
In addition, 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 Indonesian Government Communication Agency, 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).
Furthermore, Ahmad Dofiri was inaugurated as Special Advisor to the President for Security, Public Order, and Police Reform, as well as Muhammad Qodari as Presidential Chief of 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 Supervisory Board (BP BUMN), accompanied by Aminudin Maruf and Teddy Barata as Deputy Heads of BP BUMN.
The President also appointed Dirgayuza Setiawan as Special Assistant to the President for Communication and Policy Analysis, and Agung Gumilar Saputra as Special Assistant to the President 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.