1. Andika Muhammad Perkasa was born on Fransiskus Xaverius Emanuel Andika Perkasa; 21 December 1964 and is an Indonesian general who previously served as the 21st Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.
14 Facts About Andika Perkasa
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Andika Perkasa was appointed by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in November 2021, replacing the retiring ACM Hadi Tjahjanto.
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Andika Perkasa then continued his studies in the United States for eight years.
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Andika Perkasa became the Commander of the Presidential Security Force in 2014 and saw a rapid rise through his career, holding important and strategic positions and being promoted from a one-star brigadier general to a four-star general just within five years.
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Andika Perkasa is married to Diah Erwiany Trisnamurti Hendrati Hendropriyono, who is the daughter of the then Indonesian State Intelligence Agency chief, Hendropriyono.
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Andika Perkasa graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1987 and was assigned to the Army Special Forces as a platoon commander.
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Andika Perkasa spent most of his early career as a junior officer in the Army Special Forces for fifteen years, eventually later becoming a lieutenant colonel and a battalion commander in the unit by 2002.
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Between 2003 and 2011, Andika Perkasa went to the United States where he received military education at the National War College and Norwich University, and studied for a master's degree at Harvard University in addition to a doctorate at George Washington University.
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Several days after the inauguration of President Joko Widodo, Andika Perkasa was appointed the commander of the Presidential Security Force and was promoted to major general.
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In July 2018, Andika Perkasa was appointed the Commander of the Army Strategic Command.
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On 22 November 2018, Andika Perkasa was promoted to four-star general, before being appointed the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army.
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Andika Perkasa was one of the four candidates proposed by Commander of the National Armed Forces Hadi Tjahjanto to replace the retiring General Mulyono.
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On 17 November 2021, Andika Perkasa was officially promoted and assigned as Commander of the National Armed Forces by the President of Indonesia.
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On 30 March 2022, Andika Perkasa lifted the ban on descendants of the Communist Party of Indonesia from joining the military, stating that the ban had "no legal basis".