It is true (regarding Tito Karnavian being appointed as ad interim minister of PAN-RB)Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appointed Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian as State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan RB) ad interim minister, to fill the position of Tjahjo Kumolo, who died on July 1, 2022.
As quoted from the ministry's website, President Jokowi's decision was contained in a letter, numbered B-596/M/D-3/AN.00.03/07/2022, which was signed by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, dated July 4, 2022.
"With regard to the death of the Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (Kumolo), we respectfully inform you that the president is pleased to appoint the Minister of Home Affairs as the ad interim Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform, on July 4-15, 2022," according to the letter.
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The letter stated that Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian will serve as ad interim minister of PAN RB from July 4 to July 15, 2022.
Secretary-General of the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Rini Widyantini confirmed the information.
"It is true (regarding Tito Karnavian being appointed as ad interim minister of PAN-RB)," she said when contacted by ANTARA on Tuesday.
Karnavian's appointment as ad interim minister of PAN-RB took effect from the time the letter was signed. He replaced Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, who also earlier served as the ad-interim minister of PAN-RB.
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Before Karnavian, President Jokowi had appointed Mahfud MD to serve as the ad interim minister of PAN-RB when Kumolo was receiving hospital treatment.
Kumolo passed away at the Abdi Waluyo Hospital, Central Jakarta on Friday last week after receiving intensive care for 13 days. He was buried with military honors at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery on Friday afternoon.
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