Politics · Indonesia · 3 hrs ago
Jusuf Wanandi Says Dasco Told Him He Would Join Prabowo's Advisory Council
Jusuf Wanandi joined Indonesia's Presidential Advisory Council at a ceremony in Jakarta on October 2, 2026.
The council advises President Prabowo Subianto.
Wanandi said Gerindra chair Sufmi Dasco Ahmad informed him he would join only a few hours before the ceremony.
He said the October 2 conversation was only their second, after Dasco called the day before and asked him not to travel abroad soon.
Wanandi last held public office as a member of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly from 1972 to 1977, and he founded the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
His appointment came with little notice, according to his account.
The account gives no further details about the council's work or what Wanandi will do next.
Jusuf Wanandi said Sufmi Dasco Ahmad told him he would join President Prabowo Subianto’s Presidential Advisory Council.
Wanandi said he learned of his appointment only a few hours before the inauguration on October 2, 2026.
Dasco, the Gerindra Party’s executive chair, had called Wanandi the previous day and asked him not to travel abroad soon.
Wanandi said his conversation with Dasco on October 2 was only their second.
- Who
- Jusuf Wanandi, informed by Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.
- What
- Wanandi said he would join President Prabowo Subianto’s Presidential Advisory Council.
- When
- October 2, 2026; Wanandi said he learned of the appointment a few hours before the inauguration.
- Where
- The inauguration was at the State Palace in Jakarta.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Dasco called Wanandi and asked him not to travel abroad anytime soon.
Dasco told Wanandi he would join the Presidential Advisory Council, and Wanandi was sworn in at the State Palace.
Wanandi spoke about the appointment in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.
- Appointee
- Jusuf Wanandi
- Council
- Presidential Advisory Council
- President
- Prabowo Subianto
- Informant
- Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Gerindra Party executive chair
- Inauguration
- October 2, 2026, at the State Palace in Jakarta
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