Prabowo Officially Appoints General Maruli as TNI Deputy Commander

President Prabowo Subianto officially appointed General Maruli Simanjuntak as deputy commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday (15 October).

Maruli will also serve concurrently as head of the National Border and Remote Areas Management Agency. His appointment is based on Presidential Decrees Nos. 105 and 106 of 2026 concerning the TNI.

The inauguration was held alongside that of other officials. Maruli took the oath of office, repeating the words spoken by President Prabowo.

Prabowo also appointed several other officials, including Kristomei Sianturi as head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and General Tandyo Budi Revita as Army Chief of Staff.

Satyawan Pudyatmoko was appointed head of the National Peatland and Mangrove Management Agency (BPGMN).

Richard Tampubolon and Yusuf Jauhari were appointed deputy defence ministers; Maulana Bunguran as deputy minister of immigration and correctional services; and Alim Setiawan as deputy agriculture minister.