The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces ( id, Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia, known as Panglima TNI) is the professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Directly answerable to the

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(the commander-in-chief), the position is held by any four-star officer who previously served as

Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army ( id, Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Darat, abbreviated KSAD or KASAD) is the highest position in the Indonesian Army. The position is held by the four-star General appointed by and reporting directly to the ...

(KSAD),

Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy ( id, Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Laut, abbreviated KSAL or KASAL) is the highest position in the Indonesian Navy. The position is held by the four-star Admiral or Marine General, appointed by and reporting ...

(KSAL) or Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force (KSAU). As the Commander, the officeholder has direct command and control over all of the Indonesian National Armed Forces' principal operational commands such as

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Kopassus The Kopassus ( id, Komando Pasukan Khusus, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sa ...

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, Fleet Commands, Air Ops Commands, etc. Per president's decree 66/2019, a four-star officer acting as

Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces ( id, Wakil Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia or ) is the second highest position in the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The position is held by the four-star General/Admiral/Air Mars ...

deputises for the Commander, but as of 2019, the office is still vacant. The name of the office has evolved over the years, with the present name being finalized once the

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was separated from the Armed Forces in 1999. The present Commander is

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, an

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol I ...

officer, who was inaugurated by President

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on 19 December 2022.

Responsibilities

As per Presidential Decree no.66 of 2019, the responsibilities of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces are to: * lead the Armed Forces * implement the national defense policy * exercise the military strategy & operations * develop the doctrinal policies * exercise Armed Forces power projection for military operation matters * exercise Armed Forces power development and maintain operational readiness * provide advisory to Minister of Defense on national defense policy * provide advisory to Minister of Defense on Armed Forces' demand fulfillment and other defense components * provide advisory to Minister of Defense on development and execution of strategic planning of national resources for national defense matters * utilize reserve component after mobilized for military operation matters * utilize supporting component which has been prepared for military operation matters * exercise other roles and responsibilities entrusted to his office by the Constitution and laws of the Republic

List of Commanders

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Position abolished by President

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Position abolished by President Sukarno after the 30 September Movement incident. , -

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Responsibilities

List of Commanders

See also

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