President Prabowo Subianto appointed two four-star generals in an official ceremony at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (15/10/2026). TNI General Maruli Simanjuntak officially became Deputy Commander of TNI captured the Head of the National Border and Distant Region Management Agency (BNPPDT), while TNI General Tandyo Budi Revita is believed to lead TNI the Army as Head of the Army Staff (KSAD).

Both appointments were established by the Presidential Decree (Keppres) No. 105 TNI 2026 for Maruli and Keppres No. 106 TNI 2026 for Tandyo. Both Keppres were signed by the President on 14 October 2026 and read by the Presidential Military Secretary, Mayjen TNI Wahyu Yudhayana, before the oath of office was directed by President Prabowo.

Interestingly, this shift was an exchange of positions. Maruli had previously served as the 35th KSAD since 29 November 2023 — appointed in the era of President Joko Widodo — while Tandyo had previously served as Vice President of TNI since 10 October 2025. The appointment ceremony was attended by Vice President of TNI General Agus Subiyanto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

TNI General Tandyo Budi Revita was born in Surakarta on 21 February 1969. He was a graduate of the 1991 Army Academy (Akmil) of infantry, with a long track record in the elite Kostrad unit. His career was initially set as Commander of the Special Combat Intelligence Team Yonif Linud 330/Tri Dharma in 1995.

His command tracks include Linud 330 (2011), Linud 17/Kujang I Infantry Brigade Commander (2011–2012), and Korem 142/Taroada Tarogau (2016). He also served as Head of the Department of Defense in 2021–2023 — the period when Prabowo Subianto served as Minister of Defense — before being entrusted as Commander of Kodam IV/Diponegoro (2023–2024), then Deputy KSAD, and Deputy Commander of TNI.

After being appointed, Tandyo confirmed his readiness to carry out the priority tasks of the President, including the food security program.

TNI General Maruli Simanjuntak was born in Bandung on February 27, 1970. Graduated from Akmil 1992 from the Kopassus infantry division, he was known as an officer with a brilliant career in the special forces and presidential security. He led the Cakra Combat Detachment (2002), Group A Paspampres (2014), and Commander Paspampres (2018–2020).

Maruli also served as Danrem 074/Warastratama (2016–2017) — winning the Danrem Award for Best in the 2016 National Food Sustainability Special Effort — Pangdam IX/Udayana (2020–2022), and as Commander of Kostrad (January 2022–December 2023) before being entrusted as the 35th KSAD on 29 November 2023.

In his personal life, Maruli was the niece of Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan after marrying Paulina Pandjaitan in 1999.Now as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of TNI, he also captured the leadership of the National Border and Remote Region Management Agency — a strategic position that manages the border area of the country.