Three Taruna Nusantara Alumni Among 2026 Adhi Makayasa Award Recipients

Four officers received the Adhi Makayasa award as the best graduates of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and Police Academies in 2026, with three of them being alumni of the prestigious Taruna Nusantara senior high school. President Prabowo Subianto pinned the rank insignia on the four recipients during the TNI and Polri Officer Prasetya Perwira Ceremony at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday. Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that the Prasetya Perwira ceremony is an annual state event marking the end of cadet education at the TNI and Police Academies before they assume their duties as first officers. He noted that since 2017, the ceremony has been held again in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. The Adhi Makayasa award from the Military Academy was presented to Second Lieutenant Calvin Tidar Sakti, with academy number 2023.010. Calvin’s father, Army Colonel Budi Saroso, is a TNI Army soldier, while his mother, Indri Setiyo Astuti, is a housewife. The Adhi Makayasa award from the Naval Academy was awarded to Second Lieutenant Muhammad Rizqi Wira Utama Baihaqi Putra, academy number 2023.540. Rizqi was born in Ambon, Maluku, on 16 August 2001 and is an alumnus of the 27th batch of SMA Taruna Nusantara. His father, Army Colonel Akhmad Baihaki, is a TNI Army soldier, and his mother is Ari Nurhayati. The Adhi Makayasa award from the Air Force Academy was given to Second Lieutenant Yehezkiel, academy number 2023.540. Yehezkiel was born in Yogyakarta on 24 November 2004 and is an alumnus of the 31st batch of SMA Taruna Nusantara. His father, Wahyu Dwi Hari Susanto, is an entrepreneur, while his mother, Veni Kusumaning Tyas Palupi, is an employee of a state-owned enterprise. The Adhi Makayasa award from the Police Academy was presented to Police Second Inspector Harindra Arsandho Tegarbaja, academy number 200403013113. Harindra was born in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, on 8 March 2004 and is an alumnus of the 31st batch of SMA Taruna Nusantara. The Adhi Makayasa is an annual award for the best graduates of the Military, Naval, Air Force, and Police Academies. The award is given to graduates who are considered to have achieved the best balanced performance in academic, physical, and personality or mental aspects during their education.