National Defense Council (Indonesia)

National Defense Council

Dewan Pertahanan Nasional
National emblem of Indonesia
Agency overview
Formed	14 December 2024 (2024-12-14)
Preceding Agency	National Resilience Council
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Agency executives	Prabowo Subianto, Chairman Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Executive Chief Donny Ermawan Taufanto, Executive Secretary

The National Defense Council (Indonesian : Dewan Pertahanan Nasional) is an Indonesian national defense council that advises and formulates solutions to establish policies for national defense, national integrity, and national safety. ^[1]

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

Council Members

The members of the council are: ^[3]

• Prabowo Subianto (President of Indonesia as Chairman)
• Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Vice President of Indonesia as Permanent Member)
• Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (Minister of Defense as Permanent Member and Executive Chief)
• Donny Ermawan Taufanto (Deputy Minister of Defense as Permanent Member and Executive Secretary)
• Sugiono (Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Permanent Member)
• Tito Karnavian (Ministry of Home Affairs as Permanent Member)
• General Agus Subiyanto (Commander of the Armed Forces as Permanent Member)
• Prasetyo Hadi (Minister of the State Secretariat as Non-permanent Member)
• Sri Mulyani (Minister of Finance as Non-permanent Member)
• Muhammad Herindra (Chief of State Intelligence Agency as Non-permanent Member)
• General Maruli Simajuntak (Commander of Indonesian Army as Non-permanent Member)
• Admiral Muhammad Ali (Commander of Indonesian Navy as Non-permanent Member)
• Air Chief Marshal Mohamad Tony Harjono (Commander of Indonesian Air Forces as Non-permanent Member)

Organization

Based on Presidential Decree No. 202/2024, the National Defense Council is organized into the following:

• National Defense Council (headed by the President)
  • Expert Groups 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
  • Deputy for Geostrategy
  • Deputy for Geopolitics
  • Deputy for Geoeconomics

References

1. antaranews.com (2024-12-16). "Istana jelaskan beda Dewan Pertahanan Nasional dan Wantannas". Antara News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
2. Media, Kompas Cyber (2024-12-22). "Prabowo Terbitkan Perpres Tentang Pembentukan Dewan Pertahanan Nasional". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
3. antaranews.com (2024-12-24). "Tugas dan susunan organisasi Dewan Pertahanan Nasional". Antara News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-01-06.