Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Panglima TNI |
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Indonesian National Armed Forces | |
Reports to | President of Indonesia |
Formation | 1945 |
First holder | General Soedirman |
The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Indonesian: Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia / Panglima TNI) is the highest position in the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The position is held by the four-star General/Admiral/Air Marshall appointed by and reporting directly to the President of Indonesia.
First official Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces is General Sudirman, at the time the position is known as Grand Commander of the People's Security Armed Forces and later as Commanding General of the National Armed Forces. As the first commander, General Sudirman is not appointed by President of Indonesia, instead elected by People's Security Armed Forces personnel during a meeting knownly as People's Security Armed Forces Conference on 12 November 1945. Prior to appointment of General Soedirman, the position is held by Lt. Gen. Urip Sumohardjo on an interim basis
Currently, Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces is ACM Hadi Tjahjanto, an Indonesian Air Force 4-star officer, appointed by President Joko Widodo on 8 Desember 2017.