The National Defense Council () is an Indonesian national defense council that advises and formulates solutions to establish policies for national defense, national integrity, and national safety.
History Prior to the formation of the National Defense Council, the Indonesian national defense council was the National Resilience Council which was dominated by the Indonesian National Police members and emphasized on national security.
Funding The National Defense Council is not financially independent despite being nominally chaired by the president. Instead, the council is funded by the Ministry of Defense fund.
Council Members The members of the council are:
No. Position Name1President of Indonesia(as Chairman) Prabowo Subianto 2 Minister of Defense(as Executive Chief) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin 3 Deputy Minister of Defense(as Executive Secretary) Donny Ermawan TaufantoPermanent Member 4 Vice President of Indonesia Gibran Rakabuming Raka 5 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sugiono 6 Ministry of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian 7Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Agus Subiyanto 8 Minister of the State Secretariat Prasetyo Hadi 9 Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa 10 Director of State Intelligence Agency Muhammad Herindra 11 Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Maruli Simanjuntak 12 Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Muhammad Ali 13 Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Forces Mohamad Tony Harjono
Organization Based on Presidential Decree No. 202/2024 and as expanded with Ministry of Defense Decree No.6/2025, the National Defense Council is organized into the following:
National Defense Council (headed by the President) Expert Group for Defense Strategies and Industries Office of the Executive Director (headed by the Minister of Defense) Office of the Executive Secretary (headed by the Deputy Minister of Defense) Chief Secretariat Division of Planning and Performance Accountability Sub-division of Planning Sub-division of Performance Accountability Division of Meetings Sub-division of Meetings Facilitation Sub-division of Proceedings Division of Partnerships, Data, and Information Sub-division of Partnerships and Legal Affairs Sub-division of Data and Information Division of General Affairs Sub-division of Household Affairs Sub-division of Administration and Protocols Expert Group for Secretive Information and Technology Deputy for Geostrategy Experts Groups in Geostrategy Deputy for Geopolitics Experts Groups in Geopolitics Deputy for Geoeconomics Experts Groups in Geoeconomics
Professional Staffs Not including the general staffs that working in the council' daily administration, The Professional Staffs (Tenaga Profesional) are the council staffs that providing advises to the president as Chairman of the National Defense Council (for the experts in the Expert Group for Defense Strategies and Industries) or performing research and analysis for the council (for the experts under the respective deputy). By Presidential Decree No. 202/2024, the professional staffs can be sourced from government employees or soldiers. The professional staffs consist of:
Expert Group for Defense Strategies and Industries (Kelompok Pakar Strategis dan Industri Pertahanan, Disetarakan Eselon I.a), maximum 7 within the council Senior Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon I.b (Tenaga Ahli Utama, Disetarakan Eselon I.b) Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon II.a (Tenaga Ahli Madya, Disetarakan Eselon II.a) Assistant Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon III.a (Tenaga Ahli Muda, Disetarakan Eselon III.a) Junior Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon III.a (Tenaga Terampil, Disetarakan Eselon III.a)
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