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Jokowi promotes Prabowo to TNI honorary general
The President awarded on Wednesday the highest military rank of honorary general to the incumbent defense minister, in recognition of Prabowo's "service to the people, the nation and the country”.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (left) pins shoulder scales bearing the insignia of honorary general on Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (center) in a ceremony in Jakarta on Feb. 28, 2024, as National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo looks on. The event was held during an executive meeting of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police at the TNI headquarters in Cilangkap, Jakarta. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has promoted Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to the rank of honorary general, the highest in the Indonesian Military (TNI).
The President awarded the title of four-star general to Prabowo, a former lieutenant general of the Indonesia Army, during an executive meeting of the TNI and the National Police on Wednesday at the TNI headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta.
“This rank is an appreciation and affirmation [of Prabowo’s] service to the people, the nation and the country,” Jokowi said in his speech to mark the occasion.
The President then pinned the four-star insignia to Prabowo’s shoulders, who attended the event in the Army’s full dress uniform.
Jokowi told reporters later that the honorary rank was awarded following a lengthy verification process in accordance with the 2009 TNI Law, upon a recommendation from TNI commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto.
“The TNI commander suggested that Pak [Mr.] Prabowo be awarded with the honorary rank,” he said.
Among the other high-ranking military officers conferred the special promotion to four-star general were: former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief AM Hendropriyono and Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
