Commander TNI General Andika Perkasa appointed Major General Maruli Simanjuntak became Commander of the Army Strategic Reserve Command (Pangkostrad).
Maruli filled the vacant position after being left by General Dudung Abdurachman who some time ago was promoted to Army Chief of Staff (KSAD).
Prior to his appointment as Pangkostrad, Maruli was the Commander of the IX/Udayana Military Region (Pangdam).
In a written statement from the TNI Information Center, the appointment of Maruli as Pangkostrad is stated in the Decree of the Position of 328 TNI High Officers number 66 of 2022.
“Pangkostrad is held by Major General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak),” reads an excerpt from the written statement from the TNI Puspen, Saturday (22/1).
Maruli is also known to be the son-in-law of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
Apart from Pangkostrad, in the decision, there were 10 3 -star high -ranking officers that were rotated.
There are also 28 positions that are included in the new unit in the TNI according to Presidential Decree No. 66 of 2019 concerning the Organizational Structure of the TNI.
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