Andika Perkasa

Andika Perkasa
Commander of the National Armed Forces
In office
17 November 2021 – 19 December 2022
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byACM Hadi Tjahjanto
Succeeded byAdmiral Yudo Margono
Chief of Staff of the Army
In office
22 November 2018 – 17 November 2021
Preceded byGeneral Mulyono
Succeeded byGeneral Dudung Abdurachman
Commander of Army Strategic Command
In office
23 July 2018 – 22 November 2018
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byLieutenant General Agus Kriswanto
Succeeded byLieutenant General Besar Harto Karyawan
Personal details
Born
Fransiskus Xaverius Emanuel Andika Perkasa[1]

(1964-12-21) 21 December 1964 (age 59)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
SpouseDiah Erwiany
Awards
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Branch/service Indonesian Army
Years of service1987–2022
Rank General
Commands
Battles/wars
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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.

  1. ^ a b "Jenderal Andika Perkasa Ternyata Mualaf, Pindah ke Islam saat Momen Ini". suara.com (in Indonesian). 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.