Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has replaced Arief Prasetyo Adi from the post of head of the Indonesian National Food Agency (Bapanas). Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Amran Sulaiman became head of Bapanas who replaced Arief Prasetyo Adi. According to Antara, Friday (10/10/2025), this news was confirmed by the general secretary of Bapanas Sarwo Edhy. He said the appointment was determined by a presidential decision of October 9, 2025. “Once the decision was received this afternoon, it was indeed replaced in the decision from October 9, 2025, which means yesterday,” Sarwo said. Browse to continue the content, says Bapanas head Sarwo Edhy only received the official document in Jakarta on Friday afternoon. “The decision was only received this afternoon (Friday),” he said. On the same day, says Edhy, the head of Bapanas, Arief Prasetyo Adi, previously entered the office as usual in the morning before receiving official information about the decision to change the afternoon. “Yes, yes, I went to the office for a while. I was there from the morning, I just found out about him (Arief Prasetyo Adi) that afternoon,” Edhy said briefly. (Maa/jbr)
Prabowo appoints the Minister of Agriculture Amran as Head of Bapanas, and replaces Arief Prasetyo Adi
