Prabowo Summons Acting BI Governor to Palace
President Prabowo Subianto summoned the acting Governor of Bank Indonesia, Destry Damayanti, to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday afternoon, 27 July 2026. Destry, who fills the vacancy left after Perry Warjiyo resigned as central bank governor, was accompanied by Thomas Djiwandono.
Thomas Djiwandono is a Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia and a nephew of Prabowo. In addition, Prabowo also summoned officials who are members of the Financial System Stability Committee.
“It was an invitation to a coordination meeting,” Destry told journalists at the Palace on Monday, 27 July 2026.
She stated that the central bank continues to safeguard financial stability despite the leadership dynamics at Bank Indonesia. “The exchange rate remains our priority,” Destry said.
Prabowo Subianto has not yet decided who will replace Perry Warjiyo as Governor of Bank Indonesia. Minister of State Secretariat Prasetyo Hadi said President Prabowo only received Perry’s resignation letter on Sunday, 26 July 2026, so there has been no further discussion regarding a definitive candidate for Bank Indonesia Governor.
“It was only yesterday. So the President, within a single day, is not going to immediately appoint a definitive candidate,” Prasetyo said at the Bank Indonesia office on Monday morning, 27 July 2026, as quoted from a video statement by the Press, Media and Information Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat.
In a separate occasion, Commission XI of the House of Representatives has not yet received an assignment from the Consultative Body to conduct a fit and proper test for the candidate for Governor of Bank Indonesia. Deputy Chairman of Commission XI Dolfie Othniel said the commission is still awaiting the name of a central bank leadership candidate to be proposed by the President.
“In accordance with the law, the President will propose a candidate for Governor of Bank Indonesia to obtain the approval of Commission XI of the House of Representatives,” he said when contacted on Monday, 27 July 2026.