Profile of Dudung Abdurachman Appointed by Prabowo as Head of the Presidential Staff Office

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Dudung Abdurachman as the Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) on Monday (27/4/2026). Dudung was appointed to replace M. Qodari, who has been rotated to become the Head of the Government Communication Agency (Bakom). He, along with five other officials appointed on the same occasion, took an oath of loyalty to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and to uphold laws and regulations in service to the nation. The following is the profile of Dudung Abdurachman: The man born on 19 November 1965 in Bandung is known as a respected military figure during his tenure as Commander of the Jakarta Regional Military Command (Kodam Jaya/Jayakarta). Before becoming Army Chief of Staff, Retired General Dudung also led the Army’s Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad). Dudung’s education began at Patrakomala Elementary School in Bandung from 1972 to 1979. After graduating, he continued to Kartika XIX-1 Junior High School in Bandung, completing it in 1982. He is a graduate of the Military Academy (Akmil) class of 1988, and since then, he has held various strategic positions within the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI). Prior to assuming the role of Head of the Presidential Staff Office, Dudung served as the President’s Special Advisor on National Defence Affairs.