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Muhammad Herindra
Muhammad Herindra (born 30 November 1964) is a retired Indonesian general and the current Chief of the State Intelligence Agency, a position he has held since October 2024. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Defense from 23 December 2020 to 20 October 2024 on Widodo's Cabinet. Herindra previously served various roles in the military, such as the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Inspector General of the Armed Forces, and Commandant General of Kopassus, Indonesia's elite special forces unit.
Herindra was born on 30 November 1964, in Magelang, Central Java. Herindra's father, Hudaya, was a retired lieutenant colonel, who worked in a fertilizer company.
Herindra spent most of his childhood in Magelang. He completed his secondary education at the 1st Magelang Junior High School in 1980. He then moved to Jakarta, where he completed his high school education at the 8th Jakarta Senior High School in 1983. Herindra currently chairs the school's alumni association.
Herindra entered the Indonesian Military Academy the same year after graduating from high school. He was commissioned as an infantry second lieutenant upon graduating from the academy in 1987. He was a recipient of Adhi Makayasa, a distinction given to the best graduate of each class in the academy.
Upon completing his military education, Herindra was selected to join Kopassus, Indonesia's army special forces unit. He underwent infantry and special forces training before joining the unit. In his later career, he also received advanced military education in the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College from 1999 until 2000, and the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College in 2011.
Herindra earned a master's degree in intelligence and international relations from the University of Salford in 1994, and another in social sciences from the National University of Malaysia in 2011.
Herindra began his career as junior officer for training and organization in Kopassus. He held various commanding and non-commanding position in Kopassus, including a stint as Kopassus's public information officer in 2000. He eventually reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2001, and became the commander of the 812th Kopassus Infantry Battalion, a support battalion for the 81th Counterterrorism Special Unit.
Herindra underwent his first military assignment outside Kopassus as senior assistant officer for intelligence in the Bukit Barisan (North Sumatra) Regional Military Command. Less than a year later, he was transferred to Bengkalis in Riau as the regency's military district commander. Herindra was involved in countering rampant illegal logging and returned 27 tons of illegal logs in 2005.
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Muhammad Herindra
Muhammad Herindra (born 30 November 1964) is a retired Indonesian general and the current Chief of the State Intelligence Agency, a position he has held since October 2024. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Defense from 23 December 2020 to 20 October 2024 on Widodo's Cabinet. Herindra previously served various roles in the military, such as the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Inspector General of the Armed Forces, and Commandant General of Kopassus, Indonesia's elite special forces unit.
Herindra was born on 30 November 1964, in Magelang, Central Java. Herindra's father, Hudaya, was a retired lieutenant colonel, who worked in a fertilizer company.
Herindra spent most of his childhood in Magelang. He completed his secondary education at the 1st Magelang Junior High School in 1980. He then moved to Jakarta, where he completed his high school education at the 8th Jakarta Senior High School in 1983. Herindra currently chairs the school's alumni association.
Herindra entered the Indonesian Military Academy the same year after graduating from high school. He was commissioned as an infantry second lieutenant upon graduating from the academy in 1987. He was a recipient of Adhi Makayasa, a distinction given to the best graduate of each class in the academy.
Upon completing his military education, Herindra was selected to join Kopassus, Indonesia's army special forces unit. He underwent infantry and special forces training before joining the unit. In his later career, he also received advanced military education in the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College from 1999 until 2000, and the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College in 2011.
Herindra earned a master's degree in intelligence and international relations from the University of Salford in 1994, and another in social sciences from the National University of Malaysia in 2011.
Herindra began his career as junior officer for training and organization in Kopassus. He held various commanding and non-commanding position in Kopassus, including a stint as Kopassus's public information officer in 2000. He eventually reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2001, and became the commander of the 812th Kopassus Infantry Battalion, a support battalion for the 81th Counterterrorism Special Unit.
Herindra underwent his first military assignment outside Kopassus as senior assistant officer for intelligence in the Bukit Barisan (North Sumatra) Regional Military Command. Less than a year later, he was transferred to Bengkalis in Riau as the regency's military district commander. Herindra was involved in countering rampant illegal logging and returned 27 tons of illegal logs in 2005.
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