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General (Ret.) Gatot Nurmantyo (born 13 March 1960) is a retired Indonesian Army general who was commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) from 8 July 2015 until 8 December 2017. [1] Previously, he was the 30th Army Chief of Staff from 25 July 2014 after being appointed by President Yudhoyono to replace General Budiman.
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.
Panglima: Reports to: President of Indonesia: Residence: Official residence of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, Menteng, Jakarta: Seat: Indonesian Armed Forces Headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta: Nominator: President of Indonesia: Appointer: President of Indonesia with legislature (DPR) approval: Formation: 12 November 1945 ...
The leadership elements of the Indonesian armed forces consist of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Panglima TNI) and the Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, both position are held by four-star Generals/Admirals/Air Marshals appointed by and reporting directly to the President of Indonesia, who is the ...
In 1923, Gatot enrolled in a military school in Magelang.After graduating, he joined the Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL) and rose to the rank of sergeant. [4] In 1942, the Japanese invaded the Dutch East Indies, and Gatot joined the Pembela Tanah Air (PETA), an army set up by the Japanese in case of invasion by the Allies.
Military Regional Commands in Indonesia as of 2021 The VI Military Regional Command/Mulawarman covering East, North, and South Kalimantan. The Indonesian Military Regional Commands (Indonesian: Komando Daerah Militer; abbreviated Kodam) also known officially as Military Area Commands are military districts of the Indonesian Army that function for the territorial defense of various regions ...
Panglima (archaic form: penglima, Jawi: ڤڠليم) a military title used in Indonesia and Malaysia, and historically in the Philippines. It means 'a commander of a body of troops' deriving from lima , a long-obsolete word for 'hand'.
The Kopassus (Indonesian: 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, sabotage, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering and special reconnaissance (SR).