Commander of Kopassus

Commander of Kopassus
Panglima Komando Pasukan Khusus
Insignia of Kopassus
Incumbent Lieutenant General Djon Afriandi since 2025
Indonesian Army
Style	Pangkopassus
Reports to	Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
Seat	Kopassus Headquarters, Cijantung – Jakarta
Appointer	Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces on the recommendation of the Chief of Staff of the Army
Formation	1952
First holder	Mochammad Idjon Djanbi
Deputy	Deputy Commander of Kopassus
Website	tniad.mil.id

The Commander of Kopassus (Indonesian: Panglima Komando Pasukan Khusus, abbreviated Pangkopassus) is the highest leadership position within the Indonesian Army Special Forces Command (Kopassus). The post is held by an officer with the rank of Lieutenant General and reports directly to the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

The Commander of Kopassus is regarded as one of the most strategic positions within the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Officers who have held this post often go on to have distinguished careers. Notable figures include Sintong Panjaitan, who later served as a presidential adviser; Agum Gumelar, who held various ministerial positions; and Prabowo Subianto, who became President.

List of Commanders of Kopassus

List of Commanders of Kopassus since establishment

No.	Portrait	Rank	Name	Start of term	End of term	Remarks
3rd Territorial Forces Command (Kesatuan Komando Tentara Teritorium III/Siliwangi)
1		Major	Idjon Djanbi	1952	1953
	Army Commando Corps (Korps Komando Angkatan Darat)
		Major	Idjon Djanbi	1953	1956
Army Para-Commando Regiment (Resimen Para Komando Angkatan Darat)
2		Major	R. E. Djailani	1956
3		Major	Kaharuddin Nasution	1956	1958
4		Lieutenant Colonel	Mung Parhadimulyo	1958	1964
5		Colonel	Sarwo Edhie Wibowo	1964	1966
	Army Special Forces Center (Pusat Pasukan Khusus Angkatan Darat)
		Colonel	Sarwo Edhie Wibowo	1966	1967
6		Brigadier General	Widjojo Soejono	1967	1970
	Sandi Yudha Forces Command (Komando Pasukan Sandi Yudha)
		Brigadier General	Widjojo Soejono	1970	1971
7		Brigadier General	Witarmin	1971	1975
8		Brigadier General	Yogie Suardi Memet	1975	1983
9		Brigadier General	Wismoyo Arismunandar	1983	1986
Army Special Forces Command (Komando Pasukan Khusus Angkatan Darat)
10		Brigadier General	Sintong Panjaitan	1986	1987
11		Brigadier General	Kuntara	1987	1992
12		Brigadier General	Tarub	1992	1993
13		Brigadier General	Agum Gumelar	1993	1994
14		Brigadier General	Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo	1994	1995
15		Major General	Prabowo Subianto	1995	1998
16		Major General	Muchdi Purwoprandjono	1998
17		Major General	Syahrir MS	1998	2000
18		Major General	Amirul Isnaini	2000	2002
19		Major General	Sriyanto Muntasram	2002	2005
20		Major General	Syaiful Rizal	2005	2006
21		Major General	Rasyid Qurnuen Aquary	2006	2007
22		Major General	Soenarko	2007	2008
23		Major General	Pramono Edhie Wibowo	2008	2009
24		Major General	Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus	2009	2011
25		Major General	Wisnu Bawa Tenaya	2011	2012
26		Major General	Agus Sutomo	2012	2014
27		Major General	Doni Monardo	2014	2015
28		Major General	Muhammad Herindra	2015	2016
29		Major General	Madsuni	2016	2018
30		Major General	Eko Margiyono	2018	2019
31		Major General	I Nyoman Cantiasa	2019	2020
32		Major General	Mohamad Hasan	2020	2021
33		Major General	Teguh Muji Angkasa	2021	2022
34		Major General	Widi Prasetijono	2022
35		Major General	Iwan Setiawan	2022	2023
36		Major General	Deddy Suryadi	2023	2024
37		Major General	Djon Afriandi	2024	2025
	Commander of Kopassus (Panglima Komando Pasukan Khusus)
		Lieutenant General	Djon Afriandi	2025	Incumbent

Note: The rank listed is the rank held while serving as Commander of Kopassus or its equivalent title in the past.

See also

• Indonesian National Armed Forces
• Indonesian Army

References