The TNI Commander inauguration will be held next week, Insya Allah (God’s will), the good day is still being considered.Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said he will install General Andika Perkasa as the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander next week or the third week of November 2021.
The President said that he is considering a good day for installing General Perkasa in place of Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, who retires this year.
“The TNI Commander inauguration will be held next week, Insya Allah (God’s will), the good day is still being considered,” Widodo said after attending the 10th anniversary of the National Democratic (NasDem) Party at the NasDem’s State Defense Academy here on Thursday.
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Perkasa's appointment as the TNI Commander was approved during the House of Representatives’ plenary meeting on Monday (November 8, 2021), or two days after he passed the fit-and-proper test of Commission I of the House of Representatives on Saturday (November 6, 2021).
Perkasa earlier served as the Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) and also held important positions in the military such as the Army Strategic Reserves Commander (Pangkostrad) and the Army Doctrine Education and Training Commander (Dankodiklat AD).
He also served as the XII Tanjungpura Military Regional Commander (Pangdam) in 2016. Before that duty, he was the Presidential Security Detail Commander (Danpaspampres) responsible for guarding the President.
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