Media Release
6 December 2022
Indonesia’s Armed Forces Commander (Panglima TNI) was awarded one of Australia’s highest honours at a ceremony at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta today.
Panglima TNI, General Andika Perkasa, was appointed an honorary officer of the Order of Australia (Military Division), in recognition of his role in building cooperation between the Australian and Indonesian Armies.
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Penny Williams, said the award recognised General Andika’s career achievements, especially his commitment to improving cooperation between our two Armies as Indonesian Chief of Army Staff (Kasad).
“General Andika’s work to strengthen the defence relationship between the Australian and Indonesian Armies has increased Australia and Indonesia’s ability to cooperate in support of our joint security goals,” Ambassador Williams said.
“General Andika has played an important role to build trust and strengthen the professional links between our respective militaries at all levels,” Ambassador Williams said.
“As the Indonesia-Australia Defence Alumni Association (Ikahan) celebrates its 11th year, General Andika is an outstanding example of the importance of investing in people-to-people links between our countries,” Ambassador Williams said.
An Order of Australia (AO) recognises outstanding achievement and service. For more information on this award see: https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/its-honour/medal-order-australia.
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