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Major Teddy’s story: From aide to cabinet secretary


Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Prabowo Subianto officially appointed his aide, namely Teddy Indra Wijaya or who is familiarly called Major Teddy, as Cabinet Secretary in the Red and White Cabinet.

The man who was born in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 14 1989 is a middle-ranking TNI Army officer of Javanese-Minahasa descent.

Major Teddy comes from a military family. His father was Colonel Inf. (Ret.) Giyono and his mother, Major Caj (K) Patris RA Rumbayan.

His career began in 2011 after graduating from the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, as Platoon Commander 3,2,1 at Kopassus before being appointed as Adjutant to the Chief of the TNI General Staff and several other military positions, including Assistant Aide to President Joko Widodo and Aide to the Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto.

Not only a graduate of the Military Academy, Major Teddy also earned a Bachelor’s degree in the International Relations Study Program from General Achmad Yani University in 2012, then a Master’s degree in Terrorism Studies from the University of Indonesia in 2021.

Apart from formal education, he also attended various specialist military courses at Kopassus and even an intelligence school in Australia in 2015.

Furthermore, he attended various specialist schools in the United States such as the US Army Infantry School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, and especially Ranger School in 2020.

Even while studying at the US Army Infantry School and graduating in 2019, Teddy graduated with honors International Honor Graduate among 185 students, consisting of 171 American officers and 14 foreign officers.

The Chief of Army Staff (Kasad) General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak had transferred Teddy to become Deputy Commander of the Raider 328/Dirgahayu through Kasad Decree number Kep. 137/II/2024 dated 26 February 2024.[3] However, Teddy remained loyal to accompany Prabowo as Adjutant to the Minister of Defense.

Now, Major Teddy has received a new assignment as Cabinet Secretary. Teddy’s duties at the Cabinet Secretariat include carrying out the missions of the President and Vice President by providing quality cabinet management support.

Then, the Cabinet Secretary is also tasked with providing appropriate, fast and safe recommendations for government administration, such as providing support for effective, efficient and responsive cabinet work as well as improving the quality of administrative services, human resources and facilities/infrastructure within the Cabinet Secretariat.

Also read: The TNI AD ensures that Major Teddy will immediately be handed over to Wadanyonif 328/Dirgahayu

Also read: Dasco: Major Teddy does not need to retire from the TNI because of his position as Cabinet Secretary

Also read: The Palace answered the reason why Major Teddy was not appointed as Cabinet Secretary

Reporter: Raihan Fadilah
Editor: Alviansyah Pasaribu
Copyright © ANTARA 2024



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