National Defense Council (Indonesia)

National Defense Council
Dewan Pertahanan Nasional
	Seal of the National Defense Council
Agency overview
Formed	14 December 2024
Preceding Agency	National Resilience Council;
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Office of the Ministry of Defense, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 13-14 Central Jakarta 10110 Jakarta, 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]

No.	Position	Name
1	President of Indonesia (as Chairman)	Prabowo Subianto
2	Minister of Defense (as Executive Chief)	Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin
3	Deputy Minister of Defense (as Executive Secretary)	Donny Ermawan Taufanto
Permanent Member
4	Vice President of Indonesia	Gibran Rakabuming Raka
5	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Sugiono
6	Ministry of Home Affairs	Tito Karnavian
7	Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces	Agus Subiyanto
8	Minister of the State Secretariat	Prasetyo Hadi
9	Minister of Finance	Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa
10	Director of State Intelligence Agency	Muhammad Herindra
11	Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army	Maruli Simanjuntak
12	Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy	Muhammad Ali
13	Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Forces	Mohamad Tony Harjono

Organization

Based on Presidential Decree No. 202/2024 and as expanded with Ministry of Defense Decree No.6/2025, the National Defense Council is organized into the following:

National Defense Council (headed by the President)
- Expert Group 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
  - Division of Planning and Performance Accountability
    - Sub-division of Planning
    - Sub-division of Performance Accountability
  - Division of Meetings
    - Sub-division of Meetings Facilitation
    - Sub-division of Proceedings
  - Division of Partnerships, Data, and Information
    - Sub-division of Partnerships and Legal Affairs
    - Sub-division of Data and Information
  - Division of General Affairs
    - Sub-division of Household Affairs
    - Sub-division of Administration and Protocols
  - Expert Group for Secretive Information and Technology
- Deputy for Geostrategy
  - Experts Groups in Geostrategy
- Deputy for Geopolitics
  - Experts Groups in Geopolitics
- Deputy for Geoeconomics
  - Experts Groups in Geoeconomics

Professional Staffs

Not including the general staffs that working in the council' daily administration, The Professional Staffs (Tenaga Profesional) are the council staffs that providing advises to the president as Chairman of the National Defense Council (for the experts in the Expert Group for Defense Strategies and Industries) or performing research and analysis for the council (for the experts under the respective deputy). By Presidential Decree No. 202/2024, the professional staffs can be sourced from government employees or soldiers. The professional staffs consist of:

Expert Group for Defense Strategies and Industries (Kelompok Pakar Strategis dan Industri Pertahanan, Disetarakan Eselon I.a), maximum 7 within the council
Senior Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon I.b (Tenaga Ahli Utama, Disetarakan Eselon I.b)
Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon II.a (Tenaga Ahli Madya, Disetarakan Eselon II.a)
Assistant Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon III.a (Tenaga Ahli Muda, Disetarakan Eselon III.a)
Junior Advisors, Equivalent to Echelon III.a (Tenaga Terampil, Disetarakan Eselon III.a)

References

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

[:0-1] 1 2 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] taranews.com (2024-12-24). "Tugas dan susunan organisasi Dewan Pertahanan Nasional". Antara News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-01-06.

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