Commander of Kopassus

The Commander of Kopassus (, abbreviated ) is the highest leadership position within the Indonesian Army Special Forces Command (Kopassus). The post is held by an officer with the rank of Lieutenant General and reports directly to the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

The Commander of Kopassus is regarded as one of the most strategic positions within the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Officers who have held this post often go on to have distinguished careers. Notable figures include Sintong Panjaitan, who later served as a presidential adviser; Agum Gumelar, who held various ministerial positions; and Prabowo Subianto, who became President.

List of Commanders of Kopassus +List of Commanders of Kopassus since establishmentNo.PortraitRankNameStart of termEnd of termRemarks3rd Territorial Forces Command ()1MajorIdjon Djanbi19521953Army Commando Corps ()MajorIdjon Djanbi19531956Army Para-Commando Regiment ()2MajorR. E. Djailani19563MajorKaharuddin Nasution195619584Lieutenant ColonelMung Parhadimulyo195819645ColonelSarwo Edhie Wibowo19641966Army Special Forces Center ()ColonelSarwo Edhie Wibowo196619676Brigadier GeneralWidjojo Soejono19671970Sandi Yudha Forces Command ()Brigadier GeneralWidjojo Soejono197019717Brigadier GeneralWitarmin197119758Brigadier GeneralYogie Suardi Memet197519839Brigadier GeneralWismoyo Arismunandar19831986Army Special Forces Command ()10Brigadier GeneralSintong Panjaitan1986198711Brigadier GeneralKuntara1987199212Brigadier GeneralTarub1992199313Brigadier GeneralAgum Gumelar1993199414Brigadier GeneralSubagyo Hadi Siswoyo1994199515Major GeneralPrabowo Subianto1995199816Major GeneralMuchdi Purwoprandjono199817Major GeneralSyahrir MS1998200018Major GeneralAmirul Isnaini2000200219Major GeneralSriyanto Muntasram2002200520Major GeneralSyaiful Rizal2005200621Major GeneralRasyid Qurnuen Aquary2006200722Major GeneralSoenarko2007200823Major GeneralPramono Edhie Wibowo2008200924Major GeneralLodewijk Freidrich Paulus2009201125Major GeneralWisnu Bawa Tenaya2011201226Major GeneralAgus Sutomo2012201427Major GeneralDoni Monardo2014201528Major GeneralMuhammad Herindra2015201629Major GeneralMadsuni2016201830Major GeneralEko Margiyono2018201931Major GeneralI Nyoman Cantiasa2019202032Major GeneralMohamad Hasan2020202133Major GeneralTeguh Muji Angkasa2021202234Major GeneralWidi Prasetijono202235Major GeneralIwan Setiawan2022202336Major GeneralDeddy Suryadi2023202437Major GeneralDjon Afriandi20242025Commander of Kopassus ()Lieutenant GeneralDjon Afriandi2025Incumbent Note: The rank listed is the rank held while serving as Commander of Kopassus or its equivalent title in the past.

See also Indonesian National Armed Forces Indonesian Army

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