Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command

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Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command
Panglima Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat
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Letnan Jenderal TNI Muhammad Saleh Mustafa, Panglima Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat (Pangkostrad).jpg
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Muhammad Saleh Mustafa
since 29 November 2023
Army Strategic Reserve Command
Reports toChief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
Formation6 March 1961
First holder Maj. Gen. Soeharto

The Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command (Indonesian : Panglima Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat; abbreviated as Pangkostrad) is the highest position of Army Strategic Reserve Command or Kostrad. Kostrad falls under the army chief of staff for training, personnel, and administration. [1]

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Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command is considered a path to obtaining a high government position in Indonesia. Many of its commanders have become very senior Indonesian leaders including Suharto, who became President; Rudini, who became Minister of Home Affairs; Wirahadikusumah, who would later become Vice-president; Ryamizard Ryacudu, who would become Chief of Staff of the Army and Minister of Defence; and numerous commanders who would later become Chief of Staff of the Army and later on as Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

List of Commander of Army Strategic Command

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Army General Reserve Corps
1 Jenderal TNI Soeharto.png Major General Soeharto [2] 6 March 196115 August 1963
Army Strategic Reserve Command
Jenderal TNI Soeharto.png Major General Soeharto [2] 15 August 19632 December 1965
2 KASAD Jenderal TNI Umar Wirahadikumah.png Major General Umar Wirahadikusumah [2] 2 December 196527 May 1967
3 Major General Kemal Idris [2] 27 May 196711 March 1969
4 Wahono, Riwayat Hidup Anggota-Anggota Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Hasil Pemilihan Umum 1971, p1131.jpg Major General Wahono [2] 11 March 196920 February 1970
5 Makmun Murod, Riwayat Hidup Anggota-Anggota Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Hasil Pemilihan Umum 1971, p1176.jpg Major General Makmun Murod [2] 20 February 197026 December 1971
6 Wahono, Riwayat Hidup Anggota-Anggota Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Hasil Pemilihan Umum 1971, p1131.jpg Major General Wahono [2] 26 December 197118 March 1973
7 Jenderal TNI Poniman.png Major General Poniman [2] 18 March 19734 May 1974
8 Himawan Sutanto, Buku Pelengkap VI Pemilihan Umum 1982, p127.jpg Major General Himawan Sutanto [2] 4 May 19744 January 1975
9 Commander of the Bukit Barisan Regional Command Leo Lopulisa, Almanak Pemerintah Daerah Propinsi Sumatera Utara (1969), pX.jpg Major General Leo Lopulisa [2] 4 January 197519 January 1978
10 Wiyogo Atmodarminto as Governor of Jakarta.jpg Major General Wiyogo Atmodarminto [2] 19 January 19781 March 1980
11 Ismail as Commander of the Diponegoro Military Region.jpg Major General Muhammad Ismail [2] 1 March 198024 January 1981
12 Jenderal TNI Rudini.png Major General Rudini [2] 24 January 198124 May 1983
13 Soeweno as Assistant for Operations to the Army Chief of Staff.jpg Major General Suweno [2] 24 May 198330 January 1986
14 Soeripto, DPRD Riau Dari Masa ke Masa, p13.jpg Major General Suripto [2] 30 January 198621 August 1987
15 Adolf Sahala Rajagukguk as the Commander of the 13th Regional Military Command (Merdeka).jpg Major General Adolf Sagala Rajagukguk [2] 21 August 198728 March 1988
16 Major General Sugito [2] 28 March 19889 August 1990
17 Jenderal TNI Wismoyo Arismunandar.png Major General Wismoyo Arismunandar [2] 9 August 199029 July 1992
18 Major General Kuntara [2] 29 July 199222 September 1994
19 Major General Tarub [2] 22 September 19944 April 1996
20 General Wiranto as Minister of Defense and Security and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (cropped).jpg Lieutenant General Wiranto [2] 4 April 199620 June 1997
21 Lieutenant General Sugiono [2] 20 June 199720 March 1998
22 Letjen Prabowo Subianto.jpg Lieutenant General Prabowo Subianto [2] 20 March 199822 May 1998
* Johny Lumintang receives Order of Sikatuna (Johny Lumintang).jpg Lieutenant General Johny Lumintang [2] 22 May 199823 May 1998
23 Lieutenant General Djamari Chaniago [2] 23 May 199824 November 1999
24 Lieutenant General Djaja Suparman [2] 24 November 199929 March 2000
25 22 Mayjen TNI Agus Wirahadikusumah.jpg Lieutenant General Agus Wirahadikusumah [2] 29 March 20001 August 2000
26 Jenderal TNI Ryamizard Ryacudu.png Lieutenant General Ryamizard Ryacudu [2] 1 August 20003 July 2002
27 24 Mayjen TNI Bibit Waluyo.jpg Lieutenant General Bibit Waluyo [2] 3 July 20023 November 2004
28 Lieutenant General Hadi Waluyo [2] 3 November 20042 May 2006
29 Lieutenant General Erwin Sujono [2] 2 May 200612 November 2007
30 Kasad Jenderal TNI George Toisutta.jpg Lieutenant General George Toisutta [2] 13 November 200717 February 2010
31 Lieutenant General Burhanuddin Amin [2] 17 February 201030 September 2010
32 Jenderal TNI Pramono Edhie Wibowo.jpg Lieutenant General Pramono Edhie Wibowo [2] 30 September 20109 August 2011
33 Lieutenant General Azmyn Yusri Nasution [2] 9 August 201113 March 2012
34 Lieutenant General Muhammad Munir [2] 13 March 20122 June 2013
35 Pangkostrad Gatot Nurmantyo.jpg Lieutenant General Gatot Nurmantyo [2] [3] [4] 2 June 201326 September 2014
36 Letjen TNI Mulyono KASAD.jpg Lieutenant General Mulyono [2] [5] 26 September 201415 July 2015
37 Pangkostrad Edy Rahmayadi.jpg Lieutenant General Edy Rahmayadi [2] [6] 25 July 20154 January 2018
38 Lieutenant General Agus Kriswanto [2] 4 January 201814 July 2018
39 Dankodiklatad Andika Perkasa.jpg Lieutenant General Andika Perkasa [2] [7] 14 July 201829 November 2018
40 Letjen TNI Besar Harto Karyawan by SNAP.jpg Lieutenant General Besar Harto Karyawan [2] [8] 29 November 201827 July 2020
41 Commander of the Army Strategic Reserves Command Eko Margiyono.jpg Lieutenant General Eko Margiyono [2] 27 July 202025 May 2021
42 Commander of the Army Strategic Reserves Command Dudung Abdurachman.jpg Lieutenant General Dudung Abdurachman [2] 25 May 202131 January 2022
43 Commander of the Army Strategic Reserves Command Maruli Simanjuntak.jpg Lieutenant General Maruli Simanjuntak [9] 31 January 202229 November 2023
44 Letnan Jenderal TNI Muhammad Saleh Mustafa, Panglima Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat (Pangkostrad).jpg Lieutenant General Muhammad Saleh Mustafa [2] 29 November 2023Present

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