Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has appointed a 24-member advisory council including business leaders, politicians and former Islamic leaders, as his approval rating declines and concerns grow over policymaking. The appointees include Dato Sri Tahir, founder of Mayapada Group, and Chairul Tanjung, founder of CT Corp, whose businesses span finance, media, retail and hospitality. Two former leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation, and four senior politicians from coalition partners also joined the body, three of them former cabinet ministers. The council was created in 2006, but Prabowo made no new appointments during his first two years in office. The changes follow two cabinet reshuffles in three weeks that brought in new finance and foreign ministers. Analyst Arya Fernandes of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies said the appointments were intended to strengthen Prabowo's political base, while emphasizing that the council must play a genuine role in shaping strategic policy. The body is headed by Pratikno and includes Anwar Usman, who was removed as Constitutional Court chief justice after an ethics violation involving a ruling that enabled his nephew, current Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, to qualify as Prabowo's running mate in the 2024 election despite not meeting the criteria.