February 19, 2026 | 09:37 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Major General (Ret) Prihati Pujowaskito as the President Director of Indonesia’s Health Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) for the 2026-2031 period. The retired military official replaces Ali Ghufron Mukti, who held the position since February 2021.
Quoting a press release from BPJS Kesehatan, the appointment was made through Presidential Decree Number 17/P of 2026 concerning the Dismissal and Appointment of the Board of Supervisors and Membership of the Directorate of BPJS Kesehatan.
"This appointment is part of the strengthening of governance and the continuity of the National Health Insurance Program (JKN)," BPJS Kesehatan stated in its announcement on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
In addition to appointing Prihati as the new president director of BPJS Kesehatan, Prabowo appointed seven other individuals as directors. They are Abdi Kurniawan Purba, Akmal Budi Yulianto, Bayu Teja Muliawan, Fatih Waluyo Wahid, Setiaji, Vetty Yulianty Permanasari, and Sutopo Patria Jati.
Furthermore, Prabowo also sets the structure of the BPJS Kesehatan Board of Supervisors for the 2026-2031 period. The House of Representatives (DPR) previously appointed the board of supervisors through a fit-and-proper test conducted by Commission IX of the DPR. The approval of the candidates proposed by the President has also been ratified during the Plenary Session.
The President appointed Stevanus Adrianto Passat as the Board of Supervisors Chair from the labor sector. Meanwhile, the members of the board of supervisors who have been appointed are Murti Utami Andyanto and Rukijo from the government sector; Afif Johan from the labor sector; Paulus Agung Pambudhi and Sunarto from the employer sector; and Lula Kamal from the community figure sector.
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