Profile of Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo, TNI Intelligence Chief Who Has Been Replaced
Indonesian National Armed Forces headquarters has confirmed that Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo no longer holds the position of Head of the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency. The TNI Information Centre Head, Major General Aulia Dwi Nasrullah, stated that this leadership change at Bais TNI stems from the sulphuric acid attack case against human rights activist Andrie Yunus.
“As a form of accountability, today the handover of the Head of Bais position has been carried out,” said Aulia at TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Wednesday, 25 March 2026.
He did not provide further details regarding the replacement of the TNI Bais Head, including information on the high-ranking officer succeeding Yudi Abrimantyo. In the Andrie Yunus acid attack case, the TNI Military Police Centre has stated that four suspected perpetrators, who are active soldiers from the Bais TNI unit, have been detained.
What is the profile and track record of Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo?
Yudi Abrimantyo is a graduate of the 1989 Military Academy class. He serves as an infantry soldier in the Special Forces Command or Kopassus. His career as a soldier has frequently involved the intelligence field.
From 2016 to 2018, Yudi was assigned as Assistant Officer A-5 in Directorate A at Bais TNI. This position focuses on processing strategic intelligence products.
Yudi Abrimantyo also served under Prabowo Subianto when assigned as Secretary of the Directorate General of Defence Strategy at the Ministry of Defence from 2020 to 2021. At that time, Prabowo was serving as Defence Minister in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet led by Joko Widodo.
After two years in the role of Secretary of the Directorate General of Strategy, Yudi Abrimantyo was reassigned as Head of the Strategic Defence Installation Agency at the Ministry of Defence. He held this duty from 2021 to 2024.
His career advanced after Yudi received a promotion from two-star to three-star rank. TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto appointed him as Head of Bais in March 2024, replacing Lieutenant General Rudianto, who was rotated to become Commander General of the TNI Academy.
Bais is a special organisation handling military intelligence under the command of TNI Headquarters. Bais is tasked with supplying actual strategic intelligence analyses and future projections, both short-term, medium-term, and long-term, to the TNI Commander and the Ministry of Defence.