Maruli Simanjuntak

General
Maruli Simanjuntak
General Maruli Simanjuntak
35th Chief of Staff of the Army
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 November 2023
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Agus Subiyanto
43rd Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command
	In office; 31 January 2022 – 7 December 2023
Preceded by	Dudung Abdurachman
Succeeded by	Muhammad Saleh Mustafa
Commander of Kodam IX/Udayana
	In office; 18 November 2020 – 31 January 2022
Preceded by	Kurnia Dewantara
Succeeded by	Sonny Aprianto
Commander of Presidential Security Force
	In office; 29 November 2018 – 18 November 2020
Preceded by	Suhartono
Succeeded by	Agus Subiyanto
Commander of Kodam IV/Diponegoro
	In office; 24 September 2018 – 29 November 2018
Preceded by	Bakti Agus Fadjari
Succeeded by	Teguh Muji Angkasa
Deputy Commander of Paspampres
	In office; 25 April 2017 – 24 September 2018
Preceded by	Teguh Arief Indratmoko
Succeeded by	Deny Muis
Personal details
Born	27 February 1970 (age 54); Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Alma mater	Indonesian Military Academy (1992)
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian army
Years of service	1992–present
Rank	General
Unit	Infantry (Kopassus)
Battles/wars	Operation Lotus; Papua conflict;

General Maruli Simanjuntak (born 27 February 1970), is an officer of the Indonesian Army who has served as Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army since 29 November 2023, replacing General Agus Subiyanto.^[1]

Maruli is a graduate of the Military Academy in 1992 from the infantry branch (Kopassus) and the Cakra Combat Detachment. His last position is Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad).^[2]

Awards and decorations

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Master Parachutist Badge (Singapore Army)
Master Parachutist Badge (Royal Thai Army)
Special Forces Distinctive Unit Insignia (US Army)	Advanced Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge (Singapore Army)

Brevet	Brevet Kualifikasi Komando Kopassus		Brevet Kualifikasi Cakra Kostrad
Brevet	Brevet Para Utama
1st row	Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia#Bintang Dharma (2023)			Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Utama
2nd row	Bintang Jalasena Utama	Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama		Bintang Yudha Dharma Pratama
3rd row	Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Pratama	Bintang Yudha Dharma Nararya		Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Nararya
4th row	Satyalancana Kesetiaan 32 Tahun	Satyalancana Dharma Bantala		Satyalancana Kesetiaan 24 Tahun
5th row	Satyalancana Kesetiaan 16 Tahun	Satyalancana Kesetiaan 8 Tahun		Satyalancana G.O.M IX Raksaka Dharma
6th row	Satyalancana Dharma Nusa	Satyalancana Wira Nusa		Satyalancana Wira Dharma
7th row	Satyalancana Wira Siaga	Satyalancana Ksatria Yudha		Satyalancana Seroja
Brevet	Brevet Kualifikasi Penanggulangan Teror (Gultor) (2024)^[3]
	Pin Setia Waspada Paspampres		Pin Alumni Seskoad
	Brevet Kualifikasi Intai Tempur (Taipur)