Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto replaced Foreign Minister Sugiono with career diplomat Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir on Oct. 1, two weeks after the finance minister’s departure. Nasir, a former ambassador to France and the United Nations and one of Sugiono’s three deputies, was sworn in at Jakarta’s presidential palace. Sugiono became Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs while retaining his position as secretary-general of the ruling Gerindra party. The immediate reshuffle covered 15 positions, including three coordinating ministers, two ministers, five deputy ministers, four agency leadership posts and the national police chief. Muhammad Sarmuji became industry minister, while Commission-General Suyudi Ario Seto replaced General Listyo Sigit Prabowo as police chief; Listyo will become Presidential Chief of Staff. The changes come as Indonesia faces economic pressure linked to the Middle East conflict and other geopolitical tensions, alongside domestic criticism of Prabowo’s foreign-policy decisions, including participation in US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative. Nasir’s diplomatic experience is widely viewed as a way to strengthen policy continuity and coordination, particularly after criticism of a 2024 maritime agreement with China that referred to joint development in areas of overlapping claims.