In celebration of the Indonesian president's second anniversary, the cabinet reorganization is accelerated... Replacement of police chief and appointment of presidential chief of staff

Yesterday, the police chief was suddenly replaced... Former police commissioner appointed chief of staff to the president

(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyeon-gyu = The Indonesian government is accelerating its cabinet reorganization to mark the second anniversary of the president's inauguration, including recently dismissing the Minister of Finance and replacing the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

According to Reuters and Bloomberg News on the 2nd (local time), Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Armanata Nasir as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs the day before.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, who stepped down this time, moved to the position of Minister of Human Development and Culture Coordination.

This is an additional cabinet reshuffle following President Prabowo's second anniversary of inauguration this month, when he dismissed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudi Sadewa after a year and appointed Deputy Finance Minister Suahil Nazara as the new minister.

Since taking office in October 2024, President Prabowo has reorganized the cabinet seven times.

After his inauguration ceremony the previous day, Minister Armatana announced that his priorities would be maintaining regional stability and promoting multilateralism.

Experts predicted that Minister Armatana, a veteran diplomat who served as ambassador to the Indonesian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, would play a more cautious yet active role in the diplomatic arena.

Former Minister Sugiono was not a diplomat and rarely appeared in the media.

Indonesia's state-run Antara news agency reported that he was once President Prabowo's "ideological successor" and one of his trusted associates.

The Indonesian government also nominated National Narcotics Agency Director Suyudi Ario Seto as the new National Police Chief with approval from the National Assembly the day before.

Bloomberg pointed out that the replacement of the national police chief was a 'surprise' that was not known until the day before.

After graduating from the police academy in 1994, Commissioner Suyudi worked mainly in the field of criminal investigation. He served as the chief of police in Banten Province, western Java Island, and as deputy chief of police in the capital city of Jakarta, and has served as the head of the National Narcotics Agency since September of last year.

Acknowledging citizens' dissatisfaction with the current police, he emphasized that criticism acts like an early warning system.

He added that peaceful protesters must be protected and that police use of force will be further controlled.

National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who was sacked, took office in 2021 during the administration of President Joko Widodo (Joko Widodo). He was appointed as the President's Chief of Staff this time.

Dudung Abdurrahman, Presidential Chief of Staff, moved to the position of Minister of Coordination for Political and Security Affairs.