Commander of Kopassus

Commander of Kopassus
Panglima Komando Pasukan Khusus
Insignia of Kopassus
Incumbent Lieutenant General Djon Afriandi since 2025
Indonesian Army
Style	Pangkopassus
Reports to	Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
Seat	Kopassus Headquarters, Cijantung – Jakarta
Appointer	Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces on the recommendation of the Chief of Staff of the Army
Formation	1952
First holder	Mochammad Idjon Djanbi
Deputy	Deputy Commander of Kopassus
Website	tniad.mil.id

The Commander of Kopassus (Indonesian : Panglima Komando Pasukan Khusus, abbreviated Pangkopassus) 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. ^[1]

List of Commanders of Kopassus

List of Commanders of Kopassus since establishment

No.	Portrait	Rank	Name	Start of term	End of term	Remarks
3rd Territorial Forces Command (Kesatuan Komando Tentara Teritorium III/Siliwangi)
1		Major	Idjon Djanbi	1952	1953 [2]
	Army Commando Corps (Korps Komando Angkatan Darat)
		Major	Idjon Djanbi	1953	1956 [2]
Army Para-Commando Regiment (Resimen Para Komando Angkatan Darat)
2		Major	R. E. Djailani	1956 [2]
3		Major	Kaharuddin Nasution	1956	1958 [2]
4		Lieutenant Colonel	Mung Parhadimulyo	1958	1964 [2]
5		Colonel	Sarwo Edhie Wibowo	1964	1966 [2]
	Army Special Forces Center (Pusat Pasukan Khusus Angkatan Darat)
		Colonel	Sarwo Edhie Wibowo	1966	1967 [2]
6		Brigadier General	Widjojo Soejono	1967	1970 [2]
	Sandi Yudha Forces Command (Komando Pasukan Sandi Yudha)
		Brigadier General TNI	Widjojo Soejono	1970	1971 [2]
7		Brigadier General	Witarmin	1971	1975 [2]
8		Brigadier General	Yogie Suardi Memet	1975	1983 [2]
9		Brigadier General	Wismoyo Arismunandar	1983	1986 [2]
Army Special Forces Command (Komando Pasukan Khusus Angkatan Darat)
10		Brigadier General	Sintong Panjaitan	1986	1987 [2]
11		Brigadier General	Kuntara	1987	1992 [2]
12		Brigadier General	Tarub	1992	1993 [2]
13		Brigadier General	Agum Gumelar	1993	1994 [2]
14		Brigadier General	Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo	1994	1995 [2]
15		Major General	Prabowo Subianto	1995	1998 [2]
16		Major General	Muchdi Purwoprandjono	1998 [2]
17		Major General	Syahrir MS	1998	2000 [2]
18		Major General	Amirul Isnaini	2000	2002 [2]
19		Major General	Sriyanto Muntasram	2002	2005 [2]
20		Major General	Syaiful Rizal	2005	2006 [2]
21		Major General	Rasyid Qurnuen Aquary	2006	2007 [2]
22		Major General	Soenarko	2007	2008 [2]
23		Major General	Pramono Edhie Wibowo	2008	2009 [2]
24		Major General	Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus	2009	2011 [2]
25		Major General	Wisnu Bawa Tenaya	2011	2012 [2]
26		Major General	Agus Sutomo	2012	2014 [2]
27		Major General	Doni Monardo	2014	2015 [2]
28		Major General	Muhammad Herindra	2015	2016 [2]
29		Major General	Madsuni	2016	2018 [2]
30		Major General	Eko Margiyono	2018	2019 [2]
31		Major General	I Nyoman Cantiasa	2019	2020 [2]
32		Major General	Mohamad Hasan	2020	2021 [2]
33		Major General	Teguh Muji Angkasa	2021	2022 [2]
34		Major General	Widi Prasetijono	2022 [2]
35		Major General	Iwan Setiawan	2022	2023 [2]
36		Major General	Deddy Suryadi	2023	2024 [2]
37		Major General	Djon Afriandi	2024	2025 [2]
	Commander of Kopassus (Panglima Komando Pasukan Khusus)
		Lieutenant General	Djon Afriandi	2025 [3]	Incumbent

See also

• Indonesian National Armed Forces
• Indonesian Army

References

1. Peraturan Presiden (Perpres) Nomor 84 Tahun 2025 tentang Perubahan atas Peraturan Presiden Nomor 66 Tahun 2019 tentang Susunan Organisasi Tentara Nasional Indonesia (Presidential Regulation 84) (in Indonesian). 2025.
2. "72 Tahun Komando Pasukan Khusus, Daftar 37 Danjen Kopassus Ada Bapak dan Anak" (in Indonesian). Tempo. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
3. "Profil Mayjen Djon Afriandi Panglima Kopassus TNI AD" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.