Indonesia Appoints New Disaster Agency Head in President Prabowo's Third Reshuffle in a Month
- On Thursday, October 15, 2026, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto appointed Lieutenant General Kristomei Sianturi as the new National Disaster Mitigation Agency chief, replacing Suharyanto.
- The leadership change follows the Corruption Eradication Commission arresting five individuals on Wednesday, including Suharyanto's brother, for alleged corruption involving emergency relief funds.
- Investigators seized about 3.3 billion rupiah in cash, gold, and cryptocurrency during raids, probing collusion in procuring emergency goods funded by the agency's 4.62 trillion rupiah budget.
- Analysts suggest the appointment aims to restore public confidence amid scrutiny regarding the government's handling of forest fires, which have affected neighboring Singapore and Malaysia.
- With wildfires intensifying, the government has deployed about 70,000 personnel to contain the blazes, while regional concern grows over transboundary haze affecting countries in South-east Asia.
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Indonesia Replaces Disaster Chief Suharyanto Amid Haze; Brother Is Corruption Suspect
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto replaced disaster-management chief Suharyanto with Kristomei Sianturi on 15 October, as the country continues battling fires that have spread haze across parts of the region. The appointment came a day after Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission, known as the KPK, named Suharyanto’s younger brother, Bima Setyawan, among five suspects in an investigation into procurement at the National Disaster Mitig…
Indonesia appoints new disaster agency head in President Prabowo's third reshuffle in a month
The latest reshuffle follows one on Oct 1 that saw the appointment of new foreign and industry ministers and eight other senior leaders of agencies and the police force.
Prabowo has again reshuffled and inaugurated his staff. A total of seven people were inaugurated today at the State Palace.
Prabowo reportedly inaugurated the new head of BNPB at the State Palace, with Commander of the XXI/Radin Inten Military Command Kristomei Sianturi also present.
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