Prabowo Holds Limited Meeting in Hambalang to Discuss Education and Defence

President Prabowo Subianto summoned several Cabinet Merah Putih officials to his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Saturday, 2 May 2026. Prabowo and his aides discussed various matters, from education to national defence and security.

Based on a post on the Instagram account @presidenrepublikindonesia, this limited meeting held in Hambalang was attended by Foreign Minister Sugiono; Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto; State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi; and Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Angga Raka Prabowo.

Also present were Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Head of the State Intelligence Agency Muhammad Herindra, Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, Deputy TNI Commander General Tandyo Budi Revita, Army Chief of Staff General Maruli Simanjuntak, and Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Muhammad Ali.

In addition, there were Head of Government Communication Agency Muhammad Qodari, Cabinet Secretary Lieutenant Colonel Teddy Indra Wijaya, and President Director of PT Pindad Sigit Puji Santosa.

“President held a limited meeting in Hambalang, Bogor, with several Cabinet Merah Putih members,” the @presidenrepublikindonesia account captioned its post on Sunday, 3 May 2026.

In the meeting, President Prabowo was reported to have discussed developments on several strategic issues, including the education sector in commemoration of National Education Day (Hardiknas) and progress on downstreaming programmes. Additionally, the meeting addressed defence and security aspects in maintaining national stability amid global geopolitical dynamics.

The Cabinet Secretariat stated that this limited meeting took place from afternoon until evening.

According to the Secretariat, several key points discussed concerned conveying aspirations from labour unions across Indonesia and education issues. “This includes utilising the role of higher education institutions in Indonesia to directly contribute to building their regions, particularly through the engineering faculties in those institutions,” the @sekretariat.kabinet account stated.