16 Police Commissioners General Have Opportunity to Enter National Police Chief Election, Two People Receive Adhi Makayasa

JAKARTA – Candidate exchange Police chief began to be discussed ahead of the change in national leadership. According to the schedule, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will complete his term on October 20, 2024 and will be replaced by President-elect Prabowo Subianto.

The Chief of Police is the highest leader in the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri). The holder of this position is an officer with the rank of Police General symbolized by four stars on the shoulders of his uniform.

Currently, the Chief of Police is General Listyo Sigit Prabowo. The 1991 graduate of the Police Academy (Akpol) was inaugurated as Chief of Police by President Jokowi at the State Palace on January 27, 2021. He was quite young at that time, 52 years old.

Even though he has led the Police for quite a long time, in terms of age, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo can still continue to serve as Chief of Police until he retires. Article 30 paragraph (2) of Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Indonesian National Police states, ‘The maximum retirement age for members of the Indonesian National Police is 58 (fifty-eight) years and for members who have special skills and are very much needed in police duties can be maintained up to 60 (sixty) years.

Based on the regulation, General Listyo Sigit can still be retained as the Chief of Police for the next 3 years. However, if not, then currently there are 16 Pati Polri with the rank Commissioner General of Police who have the opportunity to replace him. Who are they?

Currently Active Police Officers with the Rank of Police Commissioner General:

1. Commissioner General of Police Agus Andrianto

Position: Deputy Chief of Police
Graduate: Akpol 1989
Age: 57 years

Police Commissioner General Agus Andrianto is one of the high-ranking officers (Pati) of the Indonesian National Police. Currently, he is actively serving as Deputy Chief of Police. Agus officially held the position of Deputy Chief of Police on July 3, 2023.

At that time, he was inaugurated directly by the Chief of Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo at Rupatama, National Police Headquarters, Jakarta. In his new position, Agus replaces Commissioner General Gatot Eddy Pramono who is entering retirement. Previously, he had served as the Chief of Criminal Investigation of the National Police since 2021.

2. Commissioner General of Police Ahmad Dofiri

Position: Inspector General of the Indonesian National Police
Graduate: Akpol 1989
Age: 57 years

Commissioner General of Police Ahmad Dofiri was appointed as the Inspector General of Supervision (Irwasum) of the Indonesian National Police on February 28, 2023. At that time, he replaced Agung Budi Maryoto.

In his career record, Ahmad Dofiri has also held a number of other positions. Among them are the Banten Police Chief (2016), Karosunluhkum Divkum Polri (2016), DIY Police Chief (2016), Assistant to the Chief of Police for Logistics (2019), West Java Police Chief (2020), and Head of the National Police Intelligence and Security Agency (2021).

3. Commissioner General of Police Mohammad Fadil Imran

Position: Head of the Indonesian National Police Security and Public Order Agency
Graduate: Akpol 1991
Age: 55 years

Next is Commissioner General Fadil Imran. He was appointed as the Head of the National Police Security Maintenance Agency (Kabaharkam) on March 31, 2023, replacing Arief Sulistyanto.

Previously, Fadil Imran was the Chief of Metro Jaya Police for the 2020-2023 period. In addition, he also served as the Chief of East Java Police (2020) and the Chief of Police’s Sahlisosbud (2019-2020).

4. Police Commissioner General Wahyu Widada

Position: Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Indonesian National Police
Graduate: Akpol 1991
Age: 54 years

Commissioner General Wahyu Widada was appointed as Head of the Criminal Investigation Agency (Kabareskrim) of the Indonesian National Police on July 14, 2023. At that time, he was plotted to replace Commissioner General Agus Andrianto.

Looking at his achievements, the winner of the 1991 Adhi Makayasa Akpol has also tasted many other important positions. Such as the Gorontalo Police Chief (2019), the Aceh Police Chief (2020), the Assistant for HR to the Chief of Police (2021) to the Head of the National Police Intelligence and Security Agency (2023).

5. Police Commissioner General Syahar Diantono

Position: Head of the National Police Intelligence and Security Agency
Graduate: Akpol 1991
Age: 54 years