Air Chief Marshal (Ret.)
Hadi Tjahjanto
Hadi Tjahjanto in 2022
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs
Assumed office
21 February 2024
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byMahfud MD
14th Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning
In office
15 June 2022 – 21 February 2024
PresidentJoko Widodo
DeputyRaja Juli Antoni
Preceded bySofyan Djalil
Succeeded byAgus Harimurti Yudhoyono
Military commands
Commander of the National Armed Forces
In office
6 December 2017 – 17 November 2021
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byGeneral Gatot Nurmantyo
Succeeded byGeneral Andika Perkasa
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
In office
18 January 2017 – 17 January 2018
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byAir Chief Marshal Agus Supriatna
Succeeded byAir Chief Marshal Yuyu Sutisna
Personal details
Born (1963-11-08) 8 November 1963 (age 60)
Malang, East Java, Indonesia
SpouseNanik Istumawati
ChildrenHanica Relingga Dara Ayu
Handika Relangga Bima Yogatama
Alma materIndonesian Air Force Academy
NicknameHadi
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Branch/service Indonesian Air Force
Years of service1986−2021
Rank Air Chief Marshal
UnitPilot Corps
CommandsCommander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force
Inspector General of the Ministry of Defense (Indonesia)
Military Secretary of the President (Indonesia)

Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto (born 8 November 1963) is the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs under President Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet. He is a former officer in the Indonesian Air Force who previously served as the 20th Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. An alumnus of the Indonesian Air Force Academy and Flight School, he was appointed by president Joko Widodo in 2017 as the Commander of the Armed Forces (Panglima).[1]

Formerly also a military secretary to President Joko Widodo, the president nominated him to the People's Representative Council as the sole candidate for the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Panglima TNI), replacing Gatot Nurmantyo. He was formally appointed on 8 December 2017.

He is the second officer from Air Force after Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto to hold the similar office in TNI history.

Early career

Tjahjanto with Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford in Waikiki, Hawaii September 10, 2018.

Hadi's father Bambang Sudardo served as a personnel in Abdurrahman Saleh airbase, motivating him to join the Air Force Academy following his graduation from high school. He became a pilot after completing the academy and flight school by 1987, initially becoming a pilot in the same airfield his father served at Malang.[2][3][4]

After several years of operating CASA C-212 light airlift planes, he was promoted to squadron training officer in 1993, and began operating heavier planes by 1996. He was squadron commander by 1997, moving to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta and later to Adisucipto as he continued going up the ranks.[5] Between 2010 and 2011, he was commander of the Adisumarmo airbase, where he became familiar with then-mayor of Surakarta Joko Widodo. He continued to be the spokesman of the air force (2013) and commander at Abdurrahman Saleh (2015). After Jokowi's election, he was appointed military secretary to the president on 25 July 2015 and obtained a promotion to air vice-marshal.[6]

Central command

Tjahjanto with US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in Jakarta in 2018

After his time under the Ministry of State Secretariat, he became the inspector general of the Ministry of Defense and obtained a promotion to air marshal.[7] During his time at the defense ministry, he helped uncover a corruption in the purchase of F-16 and Apache helicopters, where a brigadier general was eventually prosecuted and found guilty.[8]

On 20 January 2017, Jokowi appointed him as the new chief of staff of the Air Force to replace the retiring Agus Supriatna. His name had been nominated as one of three by TNI Commander Gatot Nurmantyo.[9] Along with this promotion, he was made air chief marshal.[10]

Due to Gatot's scheduled retirement in 2018, on 4 December 2017 Jokowi (through Secretary of State Pratikno) submitted a letter to the People's Representative Council through deputy chairman Fadli Zon, nominating Hadi as the sole candidate to replace him.[11][12]

Official portrait as Commander of the National Armed Forces

He was formally inaugurated on 8 December 2017, making him the second TNI commander to hail from the air force after Djoko Suyanto between 2006 and 2007.[13][14]

On 26 October 2021, Hadi was awarded an honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) (Military Division)[15]

Post-military career

He was appointed as field commander of Mandalika International Street Circuit in January 2022 by Joko Widodo for 2022 Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix.[16][17]

On 22 June, He was appointed to replace Sofyan Djalil as Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning in Onward Indonesia Cabinet.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Evan Laksmana, 'What can we expect from Indonesia's new defence chief?', 13 December 2017, The Strategist, ASPI.
  2. ^ Asril, Sabrina (6 December 2017). "8 Fakta Menarik tentang Calon Panglima TNI Hadi Tjahjanto". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ "karir-cemerlang-si-penerbang-pesawat-angkut-pecahkan-rekor-di-tni-au".
  4. ^ "hadi-tjahjanto-pilot-pesawat-angkut-kini-calon-ksau".
  5. ^ Evan (12 January 2017). "Hadi Tjahjanto, Pilot Pesawat Angkut Kini Calon KSAU" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ Putra, Erik Purnama (27 July 2015). "Hadi Tjahjanto Promosi Jadi Sekretaris MIliter Presiden Jokowi". Republika Online (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Calon Panglima TNI baru, Marsekal Hadi Tjahjanto, 'sudah kenal' Presiden Jokowi sejak di Solo". BBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. ^ Ramdhani, Jabbar (1 December 2016). "Kasus Korupsi F-16, Kemhan: 40 Orang Dapat Pinjaman Duit dari Brigjen Teddy". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  9. ^ Halim, Haeril (18 January 2017). "Jokowi installs new Air Force chief of staff". The Jakarta Post.
  10. ^ Romadoni, Ahmad (18 January 2017). "Jabat KSAU, Hadi Tjahjanto Langsung Berpangkat Marsekal". liputan6.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ^ Saraswati, Patricia Diah Ayu (4 December 2017). "Jenderal Gatot Manut dengan Pilihan Panglima TNI dari Jokowi". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  12. ^ Parameswaran, Prashanth (6 December 2017). "What Does Indonesia's New Military Chief Nomination Mean?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. ^ Kuwado, Fabian Januarius (8 December 2017). "Marsekal Hadi Tjahjanto Resmi Jabat Panglima TNI - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  14. ^ Kurniawati, Endri (5 December 2017). "Jika Resmi Dilantik, Hadi Tjahjanto Akan Jadi Panglima TNI dari AU ke-2". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  15. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (28 October 2021). "Panglima TNI Hadi Tjahjanto Dapat Penghargaan Tinggi dari Australia". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  16. ^ Nickyrawi, Faruk. "Jadi Komandan Lapangan MotoGP, Hadi Tjahjanto Cek Kesiapan Sirkuit Mandalika". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  17. ^ Susilo, Heru. "Dapat Tugas Baru dari Jokowi, Hadi Tjahjanto jadi Komandan di Mandalika - Suara Merdeka Solo". Suara Merdeka Solo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  18. ^ Arief P, Indra; Ihsan, Nabil (15 June 2022). Assegaf, Fardah (ed.). "President inaugurates Zulkifli Hasan, Hadi Tjahjanto as ministers". Antara. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
Military offices Preceded byGatot Nurmantyo Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces 2017−2021 Succeeded byAndika Perkasa Preceded byAgus Supriatna Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force 2017–2018 Succeeded byYuyu Sutisna
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