Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces

The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces is the top officer in charge of the country's military. This person is a four-star officer and reports directly to the president of Indonesia, who is the highest leader of the armed forces. Before taking this role, the Commander usually served as the top leader of either the Army, Navy, or Air Force.

As Commander, this leader has control over all major parts of the Indonesian military, including important groups like the Army Strategic Command, Kopassus, the Indonesian Marine Corps, and the Navy and Air Force operations.

The title of this position has changed over time. It took its current name after the Indonesian National Police became a separate group in 1999.

Today, the Commander is General Agus Subiyanto, an officer in the Indonesian Army. He was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 22 November 2023.

Responsibilities

The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces leads the country's military and helps carry out national defense plans. They make important decisions about military strategies and operations, develop defense policies, and ensure the armed forces are ready for any mission. The Commander also gives advice to the Minister of Defense on defense matters and uses resources to support military operations when needed. They have other duties given to them by the country's laws and constitution.

List of commanders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Defence branch
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
—		Soemoharjo, OeripLieutenant General Oerip Soemohardjo (1893–1948) Acting	5 October 1945	12 November 1945	38 days	Army
1		SudirmanLieutenant General Sudirman (1916–1950)	12 November 1945	29 January 1950 †	4 years, 78 days	Army
2		Simatupang, Tahi BonarMajor General Tahi Bonar Simatupang (1920–1990) as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces	29 January 1950	4 November 1953	3 years, 279 days	Army
Vacant Position abolished by President Sukarno after the 17 October 1952 incident.
3		Nasution, Abdul HarisGeneral Abdul Haris Nasution (1918–2000) as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff	December 1955	July 1959	3 years, 7 months	Army
4		Soerjadarma, SoerjadiAir Chief Marshal Soerjadi Soerjadarma (1912–1975) as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff	July 1959	19 January 1962	2 years, 6 months	Air Force
(3)		Nasution, Abdul HarisGeneral Abdul Haris Nasution (1918–2000) as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces	January 1962	March 1966	4 years, 1 month	Army
Vacant Position abolished by President Sukarno after the 30 September Movement.
5		SuhartoGeneral Suharto (1921–2008) as Commander of the Armed Forces	6 June 1968	28 March 1973	4 years, 9 months	Army
6		Panggabean, MaradenGeneral Maraden Panggabean (1922–2000)	28 March 1973	17 April 1978	5 years, 1 month	Army
7		Jusuf, MohammadGeneral Mohammad Jusuf (1928–2004)	17 April 1978	28 March 1983	4 years, 11 months	Army
8		Moerdani, BennyGeneral Benny Moerdani (1932–2004)	28 March 1983	27 February 1988	4 years, 336 days	Army
9		Sutrisno, TryGeneral Try Sutrisno (1935–2026)	27 February 1988	19 February 1993	4 years, 358 days	Army
10		Sudradjat, EdiGeneral Edi Sudradjat (1938–2006)	19 February 1993	21 May 1993	91 days	Army
11		Tanjung, FeisalGeneral Feisal Tanjung (1939–2013)	21 May 1993	12 February 1998	4 years, 267 days	Army
12		WirantoGeneral Wiranto (born 1947)	12 February 1998	26 October 1999	1 year, 256 days	Army
13		Sutjipto, Widodo AdiAdmiral Widodo Adi Sutjipto (born 1944)	26 October 1999	7 June 2002	2 years, 224 days	Navy
14		Sutarto, EndriartonoGeneral Endriartono Sutarto (born 1947)	7 June 2002	13 February 2006	3 years, 251 days	Army
15		Suyanto, DjokoAir Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto (born 1950)	13 February 2006	28 December 2007	1 year, 318 days	Air Force
16		Santoso, DjokoGeneral Djoko Santoso (1952–2020)	28 December 2007	28 September 2010	2 years, 274 days	Army
17		Suhartono, AgusAdmiral Agus Suhartono (born 1955)	28 September 2010	30 August 2013	2 years, 336 days	Navy
18		MoeldokoGeneral Moeldoko (born 1957)	30 August 2013	8 July 2015	1 year, 312 days	Army
19		Nurmantyo, GatotGeneral Gatot Nurmantyo (born 1960)	8 July 2015	8 December 2017	2 years, 153 days	Army
20		Tjahjanto, HadiAir Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto (born 1963)	8 December 2017	17 November 2021	3 years, 344 days	Air Force
21		Perkasa, AndikaGeneral Andika Perkasa (born 1964)	17 November 2021	19 December 2022	1 year, 32 days	Army
22		Margono, YudoAdmiral Yudo Margono (born 1965)	19 December 2022	22 November 2023	338 days	Navy
23		Subiyanto, AgusGeneral Agus Subiyanto (born 1967)	22 November 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 179 days	Army