Ministry of Defense (Indonesia)

Ministry of Defense
Kementerian Pertahanan
Seal of the Ministry of Defense
Flag of the Ministry of Defense

Front view of the Ministry of Defense building
Ministry overview
Formed18 August 1945 (1945-08-18)
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersJenderal Soedirman Building
Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Employees54,848 civilian employees[1]
438,410 active duty military (2021 estimate)[2]
Annual budgetUSD 9.3 billion (2022)
Ministry executive
Websitewww.kemhan.go.id

The Ministry of Defense (Indonesian: Kementerian Pertahanan abbreviated Kemhan) is an Indonesian government ministry responsible for the defense of Indonesia. The ministry was formerly known as the Department of Defense (Departemen Pertahanan Republik Indonesia; Dephan) until 2009 when the nomenclature changed based on Act Number 39 of 2008 on State Ministries, the name of the Department of Defense was changed to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia.[3] The currently-appointed minister is Prabowo Subianto, replacing Ryamizard Ryacudu on 23 October 2019.[4][5]

The ministry is one of the three ministries (along with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs) explicitly mentioned in the constitution of Indonesia, which means that it cannot be dissolved by the president.

If both the president and vice president were to die, resign, or are unable to perform their duties, the minister of defense, along with minister of foreign affairs and the minister of home affairs will jointly execute presidential duties until the succeeding president and vice President are elected by the People's Consultative Assembly within thirty days.[6]

  1. ^ "Ini 10 Instansi Dengan Jumlah PNS Terbanyak". jpnn.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nihil Tentara Cadangan, Indonesia Tertinggal dari Negara Tetangga". www.suara.com. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.[title missing]
  3. ^ "SEJARAH". Kementerian Pertahanan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ Prasetia, Andhika; Rizqo, Kanavino Ahmad (23 October 2019). "Kenalkan Prabowo Jadi Menhan, Jokowi: Beliau Lebih Tahu Tugasnya dari Saya" ["We present Prabowo Subianto as the defense minister, he knows hes tasks more than me" (Jokowi states)]. Detik.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. ^ Soeriaatmadja, Wahyudi (23 October 2019). "Indonesian President Jokowi announces new Cabinet". Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  6. ^ Article 8 of The 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia  – via Wikisource.

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