Hadi Tjahjanto

Air Chief Marshal (Ret.)
Hadi Tjahjanto
Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto
	Hadi Tjahjanto in 2022
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs
	In office; 21 February 2024 – 20 October 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Mahfud MD
Succeeded by	Budi Gunawan
14th Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning
	In office; 15 June 2022 – 21 February 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Deputy	Raja Juli Antoni
Preceded by	Sofyan Djalil
Succeeded by	Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono
President
Military commands
Commander of the National Armed Forces
	In office; 6 December 2017 – 17 November 2021
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	General Gatot Nurmantyo
Succeeded by	General Andika Perkasa
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
	In office; 18 January 2017 – 17 January 2018
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Air Chief Marshal Agus Supriatna
Succeeded by	Air Chief Marshal Yuyu Sutisna
Personal details
Born	8 November 1963 (age 60); Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Spouse	Nanik Istumawati
Children	Hanica Relingga Dara Ayu ; Handika Relangga Bima Yogatama
Alma mater	Indonesian Air Force Academy
Nickname	Hadi
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Air Force
Years of service	1986−2021
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Unit	Pilot Corps
Commands	Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces ; Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force ; Inspector General of the Ministry of Defense (Indonesia) ; Military Secretary of the President (Indonesia)

Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto (born 8 November 1963) is the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs under President Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet, replacing Mahfud MD due to his resignation. He is a former officer in the Indonesian Air Force who previously served as the 20th Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. An alumnus of the Indonesian Air Force Academy and Flight School, he was appointed by president Joko Widodo in 2017 as the Commander of the Armed Forces (Panglima).^[1]

Formerly also a military secretary to President Joko Widodo, the president nominated him to the People's Representative Council as the sole candidate for the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Panglima TNI), replacing Gatot Nurmantyo. He was formally appointed on 8 December 2017.

He is the second officer from Air Force after Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto to hold the similar office in TNI history.

^ Evan Laksmana, 'What can we expect from Indonesia's new defence chief?', 13 December 2017, The Strategist, ASPI.

[1] Evan Laksmana, 'What can we expect from Indonesia's new defence chief?', 13 December 2017, The Strategist, ASPI.

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