Danjen Kopassus Kawan Satu Angkatan Prabowo Subianto

Kopassus Commander, Prabowo Subianto's Classmate Prabowo Subianto's famous classmates at the Military Academy include Generals Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Ryamizard Ryacudu. Sjafrie is now the Minister of Defense. General Ryamizard Ryacudu recently passed away on May 31, 2026. He served as Commander of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad), Army Chief of Staff (KSAD), and Minister of Defense during the era of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Prabowo Subianto, the current President of the Republic of Indonesia, graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy (Akmil) in 1974. He served as Commander of Kopassus and Commander of Kostrad. He also served as Minister of Defense during Jokowi's second term. He is now the eighth President of the Republic of Indonesia. It turns out that there was also a classmate of Prabowo Subianto who served as Commander of Kopassus. Who was this classmate of Prabowo's at Akmil who served as Commander of Kopassus? His name is Sriyanto Muntasram. Who is Sriyanto Muntasram? Let's review his career in the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI). Sriyanto Muntasram was born in Tuban, East Java, on October 28, 1950. He graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy (Akmil) in 1974, and was a classmate of General Prabowo Subianto, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, and Ryamizard Ryacudu, who also graduated from Akmil in 1974. Therefore, Sriyanto Muntasram experienced the ups and downs of his time as a cadet at Akmil Magelang, alongside Prabowo, Sjafrie, and Ryamizard Ryacudu. Sriyanto also grew up in the Kopassus (Special Forces Special Forces), just like Prabowo and Sjafrie, who had a distinguished career in the Red Beret Corps. Like Prabowo and Sjafrie, who were deployed to the East Timor theater of operations, Sriyanto also experienced the harsh and brutal conditions of the East Timor theater of operations during Operation Seroja. Sriyanto served as the Commander of the 621/Manuntung Infantry Battalion. He also served as Commander of Group 2/Kopassus from 1996 to 1997. He then served as Commander of Military Region 074/Warastatama from 1997 to 1999. In 2000, he served as Deputy Commander General of Kopassus until 2002. He was then promoted to Commander General of Kopassus. Sriyanto Muntasram became Commander General of Kopassus, replacing Major General Amirul Isnaini. Sriyanto remained the number one man in the Red Berets until 2005. He was then transferred to become Commander of the III/Siliwangi Military Regional Command. Sriyanto held the position of Commander of the Siliwangi Military Regional Command until 2006, before being appointed Governor of the Military Academy. Sriyanto served as Governor of the Military Academy until 2007. The Red Beret general from Tuban, a classmate of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, retired from the Indonesian National Armed Forces with the rank of Major General. During his career in the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Sriyanto received various decorations, including the Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Pratama (Star of Honor), Bintang Yudha Dharma Pratama (Star of Honor), and Bintang Yudha Dharma Nararya (Star of Honor). Today, two of his classmates at the Indonesian Military Academy (Akmil) are prominent figures in the Republic. One is the President of the Republic of Indonesia, and the other is currently the Minister of Defense.