Maruli was appointed as Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency

General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak was inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto as Deputy Commander of the TNI and Head of the National Agency for Border and Remote Area Management  at the State Palace.

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Maruli's appointment was stipulated in Presidential Decree Number 105 TNI concerning the Dismissal and Appointment of the Deputy Commander of the TNI concurrently Head of BNPPDT which was read by the Presidential Military Secretary  Major General TNI Wahyu Yudhayana during the ceremony.

The inauguration ceremony for the new Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces  and Army Chief of Staff  began with the reading of a presidential decree for the officials inaugurated at the Palace today. President Prabowo then led the oath-taking ceremony.

"That I will be loyal to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and will carry out all laws and regulations as straight and as fairly as possible. That in carrying out my official duties I will uphold the ethics of office with a full sense of responsibility. That I will uphold the Sapta Marga and the Soldier's Oath as best as possible ," was the oath of office taken by General Maruli and General Tandyo led by the President.

Following the ceremony, the President awarded Maruli his new rank and insignia, followed by Tandyo. The two then signed the inauguration minutes, beginning with Maruli and then Tandyo. President Prabowo also signed the minutes, along with TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto as a witness..

The ranks of officials and members of the Red and White Cabinet who attended the inauguration ceremony included Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Chairman of the Indonesian Presidential Advisory Council Pratikno, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Sugiono, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, Chief of Presidential Staff General of Police Listyo Sigit Prabowo, chiefs of staff of the three branches of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and a number of TNI unit commanders.