Ade Supandi

Admiral (Ret.)

Ade Supandi
Born (1960-05-26) 26 May 1960 (age 64)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Allegiance Indonesia
Service / branch Indonesian Navy
Years of service1983–2018
Rank Admiral
CommandsChief of Staff of Indonesian Navy
General Chief of Staff of TNI
Commander of Eastern Fleet

Ade Supandi (born 26 May 1960) is a retired admiral in the Indonesian Navy who formerly served as its chief of staff (Indonesian: Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut, abbreviated KSAL or Kasal). Previously, he had been the General Chief of Staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the commander of the navy's eastern fleet.

Career

Ade graduated from the Indonesian Naval Academy in 1983. He passed through multiple positions, including the governor of the Naval Academy in 2010 and commander of the Eastern Fleet Command before being appointed to the post of the KSAL's budgeting and planning assistant. He was transferred to be TNI's General Chief of Staff on 12 March 2014, before being appointed by Joko Widodo as KSAL on 31 December.[1][2] He was promoted to the rank of admiral on 3 February 2015.[3]

After his retirement, he was replaced by Siwi Sukma Adji on 22 May 2018.[4] He remarked that he "was not yet interested" in entering politics.[5]

Awards

National

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia

Bintang Yudha Dharma Pratama

Bintang Yudha Dharma Nararya

Bintang Jalasena Pratama

Bintang Jalasena Nararya

Foreign awards

Pingat Jasa Gemilang[6]

Order of National Security Merit - First Class[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mutasi Jabatan 28 Pati TNI" (in Indonesian). Indonesian National Armed Forces. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Laksamana Madya TNI AL Jabat Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut" (in Indonesian). Indonesian Navy. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Naik Pangkat, KSAL dan KSAU Resmi Sandang Bintang 4". detiknews (in Indonesian). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ Jordan, Ray (23 May 2018). "Jokowi Lantik Siwi Sukma Adji Jadi KSAL Gantikan Ade Supandi". detikcom (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ Ihsanuddin (19 April 2018). "Segera Pensiun, KSAL Ade Supandi Belum Tertarik Terjun ke Politik". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ Putri, Parastiti Kharisma (25 November 2017). "KSAL Terima Penghargaan Militer dari Pemerintah Singapura". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. ^ Susilo, Nina (27 March 2016). "Korea Selatan Anugerahkan KSAL Bintang Jasa Tong-Il". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by
Marsetio
 Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy
31 December 2014 − 23 May 2018 		Succeeded by