Andika Perkasa | |
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| Commander of the National Armed Forces | |
| In office 17 November 2021 – 19 December 2022 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | ACM Hadi Tjahjanto |
| Succeeded by | Admiral Yudo Margono |
| Chief of Staff of the Army | |
| In office 22 November 2018 – 17 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | General Mulyono |
| Succeeded by | General Dudung Abdurachman |
| Commander of Army Strategic Command | |
| In office 23 July 2018 – 22 November 2018 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant General Agus Kriswanto |
| Succeeded by | Lieutenant General Besar Harto Karyawan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fransiskus Xaverius Emanuel Andika Perkasa[1] 21 December 1964 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
| Spouse | Diah Erwiany |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Indonesia |
| Branch/service |  Indonesian Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2022 |
| Rank |  General |
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Andika Perkasa[2][3] (born Fransiskus Xaverius Emanuel Andika Perkasa;[1] 21 December 1964) is an Indonesian general who previously served as the 21st Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Panglima TNI). He was appointed by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in November 2021, replacing the retiring ACM Hadi Tjahjanto.[4]
Upon graduating from the Military Academy in 1987, he began his career in the Infantry and was first commissioned to the 2nd Group Para Commandos, Army Special Forces Command in 1987. He then continued his studies in the United States for eight years. He became the Commander of the Presidential Security Force in 2014 and saw a rapid rise through his career, holding important and strategic positions and being promoted from a one-star brigadier general to a four-star general just within five years.
- ^ a b "Jenderal Andika Perkasa Ternyata Mualaf, Pindah ke Islam saat Momen Ini". suara.com (in Indonesian). 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Jenderal Andika Perkasa Ternyata Mualaf, Pindah ke Islam saat Momen Ini". suara.com (in Indonesian). 2021-11-07. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Mereka Para Menantu di Pusaran Penguasa, dari Jenderal Andika Perkasa hingga Bobby Nasution". KOMPAS.tv (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ Handayani, Mery (2021-11-06). "Elected As Commander Of The Indonesian Armed Forces, General Andika Perkasa Explains The Focus Of Work For The First 100 Days". VoI. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-16.