Lieutenant General
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(Ret.) Hinsa Siburian (born 28 October 1959) is an Indonesian government official and former military officer. He served as Chief of
National Cyber and Crypto Agency
National Cyber and Crypto Agency ( id, Badan Siber dan Sandi Negara, , State Cyber and Signal Agency, abbreviated as BSSN), is Indonesia's primary signal intelligence agency, as well cyber intelligence, cyber threat intelligence, cyber defense, ...
(Indonesian: ''Badan Siber dan Sandi Negara'', BSSN) beginning on 21 May 2019, replacing Major General (Ret.) Dr. Djoko Setiadi.
Early life
Siburian was born at
Tarutung
Tarutung (Dutch: ) is a town and the administrative capital (seat) of North Tapanuli Regency (''Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara''), North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia.
in the Batak language means "durian
The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of se ...
, 28 October 1959. He graduated from
Indonesian Military Academy
The Military Academy ( id, Akademi Militer or ) is a service academy of the Indonesian Army, part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy (). Founded on the early stages of the Indonesian Revolutionary War and located in the city of Mag ...
in 1986, and won both
Adhi Makayasa and Tri Sakti Wiratama awards. Adhi Makayasa was named best graduate of Indonesian Military Academies system (each branch has their own Adhi Makayasa winner), and Tri Sakti Wiratama awarded him with the highest honor, for excelling in mental, physical, and intellectual aspects.
He was educated in the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College (graduated in 2000), Indonesian Armed Forces Staff and Command Colleges (graduated in 2006), and National Resilience Institute of The Republic of Indonesia (2011).
Career
Siburian was assigned to Kopassus after graduation. He took various assignments during his time in military, mostly in Kopassus.
*
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 ...
(1986–1994)
* Commander of Counter Terrorism Training Center, Sat-81/Counter Terror, Kopassus (1994)
* Task Force Commander of Cendrawasih Task Force, Group 3 Sandhi Yudha Kopassus (2002)
* Operation Assistant of Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kakostrad) (2009)
* Regimental Commander 043/Garuda Hitam,
Kodam II/Sriwijaya
Military Region Command II/Sriwijaya ( id, Komando Daerah Militer II/Sriwijaya or Kodam II/Sriwijaya) is an Indonesian Army Regional Military Command that covers the provinces of Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka-Belitung Islands and Lampung ...
(2010)
* Middle Commissioned Officer (Indonesian: ''Perwira Menengah'', Pamen) HQ Detachment, TNI AD HQ (2011)
* Training Director
(2012)
* Regimental Commander 173/Praja Vira Braja,
Kodam XVII/Cendrawasih (2013)
* Kodam Chief of Staff (Indonesian: ''Kepala Staf Kodam'', Kasdam) Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih (2013)
* Operation Assistant of Army Chief of Staff (2014)
* Commander of Infantry Weaponry Center, Indonesian Army Doctrine, Education and Training Development Command (2014)
* Chief of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih (2015)
* Vice Chief of Staff
Indonesian Army
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(2017)
During his assignment in
Papua as Kasdam of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih, he was instrumental in reconciling Dani tribe and Moni tribe, two indigenous tribe in Papua, which almost started the
Timika
Timika is a chartered city (''kota''), and the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Central Papua, Indonesia. At the 2020 Census, the district which includes the town (it remains administratively within the Regency, rather than having ...
tribal war in 2014.
Post Military Career
In December 2018, he was appointed commissary of
Freeport Indonesia
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.
On 21 May 2019, he was appointed by
Joko Widodo
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as Chief of BSSN,
where he remained through 2021.
Chief of BSSN
On 21 May 2019, he was appointed Chief of BSSN via Presidential Decree No 56/P/2019. He was appointed as the second chief of BSSN, and the first to enjoy ministerial-level facilities and rights. He swore to fight
hoax
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es and to strengthen Indonesia cyber intelligence capabilities.
Personal life
Siburian married Lucyanna Endang boru Sianturi.
He was honored by both Siburian and Sianturi
Batak
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, ...
clans on 5 August 2017 in a traditional ceremony.
References
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1959 births
Living people
Indonesian generals
Indonesian business executives
Batak people
id:Adhi Makayasa
id:Tri Sakti Wiratama