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Prabowo appoints Maulana Bungaran as Indonesia’s deputy immigration minister
President Prabowo Subianto appointed Maulana Bungaran as Indonesia’s deputy minister of immigration and corrections on Thursday.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the presidential palace in Jakarta.
Bungaran fills the post left by Silmy Karim, whom the sources link to a corruption case involving the immigration directorate; they differ on whether Karim was dismissed or arrested.
Bungaran is a lawyer who represented Prabowo and his running mate in a 2024 presidential election dispute.
He has also held roles in the Gerindra Party and served on a selection panel for the Judicial Commission.
His appointment puts a new deputy minister in the immigration portfolio, but the sources do not say what he will do first.
President Prabowo Subianto appointed Maulana Bungaran as Indonesia’s deputy minister of immigration and corrections on October 15, 2026.
The inauguration took place at the presidential palace in Jakarta, where Maulana took an oath of office.
Maulana replaced Silmy Karim, who had left the deputy minister post.
Reports differ on the circumstances involving Silmy: one says he was removed over an alleged corruption case, while another says he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission.
Maulana was previously one of the lawyers for Prabowo and Gibran Rakabuming Raka in a 2024 presidential election dispute.
- Who
- President Prabowo Subianto appointed Maulana Bungaran.
- What
- Maulana became deputy minister of immigration and corrections, replacing Silmy Karim.
- When
- October 15, 2026.
- Where
- The presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Why
- He filled the deputy minister post left vacant by Silmy Karim.
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Silmy Karim left the deputy minister post, which became vacant.
Prabowo inaugurated Maulana Bungaran as deputy minister of immigration and corrections in Jakarta.
Maulana took the oath of office and signed the inauguration record.
- Appointee
- Maulana Bungaran
- Office
- Deputy minister of immigration and corrections
- Appointing president
- Prabowo Subianto
- Inauguration date
- October 15, 2026
- Inauguration location
- Presidential palace, Jakarta
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What people are saying
That I will be faithful to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and will carry out all laws and regulations as fully as possible for the service of the nation and state. That, in carrying out my official duties, I will uphold the ethics of office and work to the best of my ability with a full sense of responsibility.