President Prabowo Subianto appoints Arrmanatha Nasir as foreign minister — Anadolu Agency

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has appointed career diplomat Arrmanatha Nasir as the new foreign minister. He replaced Sugiono, who was appointed coordinating minister for human development and culture, Anadolu Agency reports, citing state media.

Nasir’s diplomatic career

Arrmanatha Nasir is 54 years old. Before his appointment, he was one of three deputy foreign ministers on Sugiono’s team. Nasir began his diplomatic service in 1997 and held several posts abroad, including as Indonesia’s permanent representative to the UN. The diplomat is also known as Tatu.

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Personnel changes in the government

Sugiono had served as foreign minister since 2024, when Prabowo began his five-year presidential term. He is also the secretary-general of the president’s Gerindra party. Last week, Sugiono addressed the UN General Assembly, where he called for an end to colonialism and said that Palestine “remains a test of conscience” for the international community.

The reshuffle came just over two weeks after Suahasil Nazara was appointed finance minister in place of Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. Prabowo also appointed Dudung Abdurachman as coordinating minister for political and security affairs, and Suyudi Ario Seto as national police chief. His predecessor, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, was appointed head of the presidential administration.