The Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College (, ) in

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, is a prominent

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for

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and sister-service

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, inter-agency representatives, and international military officers. The college was established in 1951 in order to fulfill the demands for army officers that will pursue their armed forces career in commands and leadership. It has been commanded by Major General Anton Nugroho since 18 June 2020.Taslimson Foundation

History

Establishment

The establishment of Seskoad was driven by the need of the government for a standard of quality among Indonesian army officer. At that time, army officers originated from different military units. The college was officially established in Jakarta by the Chief of Staff of the Army on 5 October 1951. The first commander was Lieutenant Colonel A.Y. Mokoginta. The college was established because there was a shortage of well-trained army officers who were capable of advanced command and staff responsibilities or leadership such as unit commanders and executive officers. The first course, attended by 26 officers with the rank of captain or major, began in Cililitan, Jakarta on 17 November. On 17 February 1953, the first campus of the college was inaugurated by President

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in Bandung. In 1961, the official abbreviation changed from SSKAD to SESKOAD, although the name of the institution remained the same.

Notable People & Alumni

Indonesian

Abdul Haris Nasution Abdul Haris Nasution (; 3 December 1918 – 6 September 2000) was a high-ranking Indonesian general and politician. He served in the military during the Indonesian National Revolution and remained in the military during the subsequent turmoil of ...

Andika Perkasa Andika Muhammad Perkasa (born Fransiskus Xaverius Emanuel Andika Perkasa; 21 December 1964) is an Indonesian general who previously served as the 21st Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (). He was appointed by President of Indonesia ...

Feisal Tanjung General Feisal Edno Tanjung (17 June 1939 – 18 February 2013), known as Feisal Tanjung, was an Indonesian Army general who was ABRI Commander (from 21 May 1993 to 12 February 1998) and also served as Coordinating Minister for Politics and Secur ...

Gatot Subroto General Gatot Soebroto ( Enhanced Spelling: Gatot Subroto, 10 October 1907 – 11 June 1962) was an Indonesian general who began his military career with the Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL) and rose to be deputy Army chief-of-staff. Early ...

Hendropriyono General (Ret.) Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono ( ; born 7 May 1945) is a retired honorary general from Kopassus, the Indonesian Army special forces group. Hendropriyono was the first head of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (BIN), and was gen ...

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (EYD: ''Luhut Binsar Panjaitan'', born 28 September 1947) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and retired four-star Army general who has been serving as Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investments (I ...

Moeldoko Moeldoko (pronounced uldoko born 8 July 1957) is an Indonesian government official, businessman, and retired general serving as the current Chief of Staff of Presidency for President Joko Widodo, previously serving as Commander of the Indone ...

Prabowo Subianto Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and former four-star Indonesian Army, army general who is serving as the eighth and current president of Indonesia since 2024. He was previously t ...

Ryamizard Ryacudu General (Ret.) Ryamizard Ryacudu (born 21 April 1950) is an Indonesian politician who served as the Ministry of Defence (Indonesia), Minister of Defense of Indonesia from 2014 until 2019. He previously served as Chief of Staff of the Indonesian ...

Suharto Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian Officer (armed forces), military officer and politician, and dictator, who was the second and longest serving president of Indonesia, serving from 1967 to 1998. His 32 years rule, cha ...

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to as SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired Indonesian Army, army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 and the second president of Ind ...

* Syarifudin Tippe * T. B. Simatupang *

Try Sutrisno Try Sutrisno (; born 15 November 1935) is an Indonesian retired army general who served as the sixth vice president of Indonesia from 1993 to 1998. Born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Try graduated from the Army Technical Aca ...

Umar Wirahadikusumah Umar Wirahadikusumah (; 10 October 1924 – 21 March 2003) was an Indonesian people, Indonesian politician and former Indonesian Army, army general, who served as the fourth vice president of Indonesia, serving from 1983 until 1988. Previously, ...

Wiranto Wiranto (born 4 April 1947) is an Indonesian politician and retired army general, who is serving as the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council, since December 2019. Previously, he was the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces from Febr ...

International

*Brig Gen James McDevitt,

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*G. J. Leroy,

*Maj Gen Kenneth Osuji *Brig Gen John Rowland, Australian Defense Forces *Colin East, Australian Defense Forces *J. W. Burns, Australian Defense Forces *Brig Gen Lim Hock Yu,

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*Lt Gen

Melvyn Ong Melvyn Ong Su Kiat (born 1975) is a Singaporean retired lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force (Singapore), Chief of Defence Force between 2018 and 2023. Education Ong was educated at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Na ...

*Maj Gen David Neo Chin Wee,

*B. J. Marshall,

New Zealand Armed Forces The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; , "Line of Defence of New Zealand") is the three-branched military of New Zealand. The NZDF is responsible for the protection of the national security of New Zealand and its Realm of New Zealand, realm, pro ...

*Lt. General

Asif Ghafoor Asif Ghafoor (Urdu: آصِف غفور ) is a retired three-star ranking general in the Pakistani Army, who most recently served as the president of the National Defence University uptill 2024. Previously, Ghafoor served as the Corps Commande ...

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* {{Indonesian Army Indonesian Army Military units and formations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Indonesia