What Did Prabowo’s Advisory Council Discuss at Its First Meeting?
What Did Prabowo’s Advisory Council Discuss at Its First Meeting?
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October 8, 2026 | 06:19 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Presidential Advisory Council held its inaugural plenary meeting at Ministry of State Secretariat building in Jakarta today, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The plenary meeting was held nearly a week after President Prabowo Subianto officially appointed 26 members of the council at the State Palace in Jakarta on Friday, October 2, 2026.
As Tempo noted, the forum began at approximately 1:00 p.m. local time. Around 3:38 p.m., one of the council members, Yahya Cholil Staquf, was seen leaving the Ministry of State Secretariat building. The other members also left shortly after Yahya.
After the meeting, the council chairperson, Pratikno, revealed that 23 members attended the plenary session. Meanwhile, three other members requested permission not to attend. “We discussed one, of course, understanding the laws related to the council, regulations, and so on,” Pratikno said on Thursday afternoon.
This former Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs said the meeting also addressed the council’s working framework moving forward. Additionally, the members discussed how recommendations and considerations will be submitted to President Prabowo. “How can we work quickly? Should there be things that we need to present as considerations to the President, or perhaps the President also requests considerations from the council, we also have to be swift,” Pratikno stated.
In addition, Pratikno continued that the plenary meeting also discussed forming a task force within the council. According to him, President Prabowo’s advisory council is filled with national figures from diverse backgrounds who have extensive experience.
During the inauguration on Friday, October 2, 2026, Prabowo appointed Pratikno as chairperson. Pratikno also serves on the Presidential Advisory Council. The day before the inauguration, Pratikno was dismissed from his position as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs. Muhammad Hatta Rajasa, a senior politician from the National Mandate Party, was appointed Vice Chairperson, and Muhammad Qodari was appointed Secretary of the Council.
Other members of the Presidential Advisory Council come from various backgrounds, including religious figures, politicians, entrepreneurs, and legal experts. Among them are the cleric Quraish Shihab; wife of the fourth president Abdurrahman Wahid, Sinta Nuriyah Wahid; businessman Chairul Tanjung; Rocky Gerung; and former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Anwar Usman.
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