Hamim Tohari
{{Short description|Indonesian military officer}}
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Hamim Tohari (born 22 July 1971) is a military officer from the Indonesian Army. He is currently the chief of expert staffs to the Commander of the Army Strategic Reserve Command. He served in the position since 19 April 2024. Previously, he was assigned to different military units, including as the Chief of the Army Information Services.
Early life
Hamim was born on 22 July 1971 in Trenggalek.{{Cite news|date=March 2013|title=SIGNIFIKANSI PERAN PEMIMPIN TRANSFORMASIONAL DALAM PROSES TRANSFORMASI TNI AD|url=http://tniad.mil.id/majalah/yudhagamapdf/March13.pdf|work=Yudhagama|issue=1|volume=33|page=55|access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=2013-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806003621/http://tniad.mil.id/majalah/yudhagamapdf/March13.pdf|url-status=dead}} Hamim studied at the maths and natural sciences faculty of the Brawijaya University from 1989, but dropped out in 1991 to pursue a career in the military. He then entered the Indonesian Military Academy and graduated from there in 1994.{{Cite web|title=ALUMNI - 1994|url=http://www.akmil.ac.id/47.php3|website=Akademi Militer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010222061224/http://www.akmil.ac.id/47.php3|archive-date=22 February 2001|access-date=26 March 2022}} He also pursued further military education at the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College in 2011 and the Indonesian Armed Forces Command and General Staff College in 2018.{{Cite web|title=Data Alumni Tahun Masuk 2008|url=https://seskoad.mil.id/index.php/alumni|website=Sekolah Staf dan Komando Angkatan Darat|access-date=2022-03-26}}
Military career
File:Hamim Tohari, Dandim Jakarta Timur.jpg
After graduating from the Indonesian Military Academy, Hamim was posted as a platoon commander in the 3rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion. He was then transferred to the Special Forces Command after undergoing commando training and served in the command's operational staff. He later returned to the 3rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion as a junior officer after several years in the Special Forces Command. He was then ordered to attend a battery commander preparation course for several months in 2000 before serving as a battery commander in the battalion. He was moved to head the battalion's operational section for a few months.
Following his service in the battalion, Hamim was moved to the army artillery center, where he was entrusted to lead the air defense research and development section. During this period, he also briefly headed the intelligence section of an air defense regiment. He was later transferred to Jakarta, where he became the commander of a guided missile detachment stationed there. He returned to the army air defense center several years later and held several administrative offices until 2010. He attended a battalion commander preparation course that year and became the commander of the 1st Air Defense Battalion in Tangerang.
Two years after his promotion as a battalion commander, Hamim was named as the commander of East Jakarta Military District on 4 July 2012.{{Cite web|date=2012-06-28|title=Kodim 0505/JT Gelar Pergantian Komandan|url=https://www.lensaindonesia.com/2012/06/28/kodim-0505jt-gelar-pergantian-komandan.html|website=LensaIndonesia.com|language=en-US|access-date=2022-04-07|archive-date=2013-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601145833/http://www.lensaindonesia.com/2012/06/28/kodim-0505jt-gelar-pergantian-komandan.html|url-status=dead}} He was later replaced on 6 November 2013{{Cite news|title=R. Dwi Tjahjo Harsono Jabat Dandim 0505/Jaktim - poskota.co.id|url=https://poskota.co.id/2013/11/06/r-dwi-tjahjo-harsono-jabat-dandim-0505jaktim|website=poskota.co.id|language=id|access-date=2022-04-07}} and was transferred to the Indonesian Military Academy as the head of the social and linguistics department on 23 September 2014.{{Cite web|date=2014-09-22|title=Pergantian Wakil Gubernur Akmil • Radar Jogja|url=https://radarjogja.jawapos.com/breaking-news/2014/09/23/pergantian-wakil-gubernur-akmil/|website=Radar Jogja|language=id|access-date=2022-04-07}} He left the post on 6 May 2015{{Cite web|date=6 May 2015|title=Sertijab Enam Pejabat Distribusi Akmil|url=https://tni.mil.id/view-76346-sertijab-enam-pejabat-distribusi-akmil.html|website=Tentara Nasional Indonesia|access-date=7 April 2022}} and was consecutively transferred to the Army Information Service and the Army Intelligence Center. From there, he was moved to South Sulawesi and became the assistant for intelligence affairs in the province's military region from 2020 until 26 March 2021.{{Cite web |last=Yanti |first=Vera Eka |date=26 March 2021 |title=Pangdam XIV/Hasanuddin Pimpin Sertijab Asintel, Kahubdam, Kapaldam dan Kapendam |url=https://beritaindependen.com/pangdam-xiv-hasanuddin-pimpin-sertijab-asintel-kahubdam-kapaldam-dan-kapendam/ |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=Berita Independen |language=id-ID}}
On 1 April 2021, Hamim was installed as the chief of staff of the Merauke military region.{{Cite web |last=Asianto |first=Dwi Putro Agus |date=2 April 2021 |title=Danrem Merauke Pimpin Acara Penerimaan Tugas Dan Jabatan Kasrem |url=https://m.suarakarya.id/detail/130447/Danrem-MeraukePimpin-Acara-Penerimaan-Tugas-Dan-Jabatan-Kasrem |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913060649/https://m.suarakarya.id/detail/130447/Danrem-MeraukePimpin-Acara-Penerimaan-Tugas-Dan-Jabatan-Kasrem |archive-date=2021-09-13 |access-date=2021-09-13 |website=SUARAKARYA.ID |language=en-US}} While serving as the chief of staff, Hamim attended an armed forces teleconference at the end of 2021. During the teleconference, an incident occurred where Hamim was scolded by the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Andika Perkasa, for using his phone and not listening to the commander-in-chief's speech.{{Cite web |last=Nugrahaeny |first=Dian Erika |date=2021-12-04 |editor-last=Prabowo |editor-first=Dani |title=Saat Panglima TNI Marahi Kasrem Merauke karena Bermain Handphone Dalam Rapat |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/12/04/15001611/saat-panglima-tni-marahi-kasrem-merauke-karena-bermain-handphone-dalam-rapat |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Kompas |language=id}} After the meeting's recording was publicized to the media, Hamim was dismissed from his post as chief of staff.{{Cite web|last=Andrew S|first=Chanry|date=2021-12-03|title=Kolonel Hamin [sic] Dikabarkan Dicopot sebagai Kasrem Merauke Usai Dimarahi Panglima TNI|url=https://nasional.okezone.com/read/2021/12/03/337/2511470/kolonel-hamin-dikabarkan-dicopot-sebagai-kasrem-merauke-usai-dimarahi-panglima-tni|website=Okezone|language=id-ID|access-date=2022-04-07}} The dismissal was made official through a decree dated 30 December 2021.{{Cite web|title=Jenderal Dudung Terbitkan Surat, 254 Perwira Menengah Berganti Jabatan|url=https://m.jpnn.com/news/jenderal-dudung-terbitkan-surat-254-perwira-menengah-berganti-jabatan|website=JPNN.com|language=id|access-date=2022-04-07}} He officially handed over his post to the new officeholder in early February 2022.{{Cite web|date=7 February 2022|title=Kolonel Hamim Tohari Serahkan Tugas dan Jabatan Kasrem Kepada Danrem 174 Merauke|url=https://www.jpnn.com/news/kolonel-hamim-tohari-serahkan-tugas-dan-jabatan-kasrem-kepada-danrem-174-merauke|website=JPNN|language=id|access-date=2022-04-07}}
Upon his dismissal from the post, Hamim was named as the Secretary of the Army Information Services. Less than three months later, on 29 July 2022, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces named him as the Chief of the Army Information Services,{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Hamim Tohari, Kadispenad Baru yang Pernah Ditegur Panglima TNI Main HP|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20220804124210-20-830225/hamim-tohari-kadispenad-baru-yang-pernah-ditegur-panglima-tni-main-hp|website=CNN Indonesia|language=id-ID|access-date=2022-08-05}} a position commonly known as the army spokesperson.{{cite news |last=Supriyatna |first=Agus |date=14 July 2022 |title=Juru Bicara Angkatan Darat Ternyata Jenderal Didikan Kopassus, Ini Profilnya |work=Koran Jakarta |location= |editor-last=Widiarto |editor-first=Marcellus |url=https://koran-jakarta.com/juru-bicara-angkatan-darat-ternyata-jenderal-didikan-kopassus-ini-profilnya?page=all |access-date=8 August 2022}} He was installed for the position on 3 September 2022{{Cite web |date=2022-09-04 |title=Dilantik KSAD Dudung, Mayjen TNI Hilman Hadi Resmi Jabat Pangdam Sriwijaya |url=https://sumsel.inews.id/berita/dilantik-ksad-dudung-mayjen-tni-hilman-hadi-resmi-jabat-pangdam-sriwijaya |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=iNews.ID |language=id}} and was promoted to brigadier general on 14 October 2022.{{Cite web |title=Arahan Tegas KSAD Jenderal Dudung ke 30 Jenderal TNI AD yang Baru Dilantik, 2 Naik Bintang Tiga |url=https://www.msn.com/id-id/berita/other/arahan-tegas-ksad-jenderal-dudung-ke-30-jenderal-tni-ad-yang-baru-dilantik-2-naik-bintang-tiga/ar-AA135zsi |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=MSN |language=id-ID}}
In his capacity as the head of the army's information center, Hamim was tasked to lead the effort of the army's information center to recover the army's Twitter account, which had been hacked since August. The information center managed to recover the account in mid-September. In response to the hacking incident, Hamim announced that the army would improve their cyber security.{{Cite web |last=Priyasmoro |first=Muhammad Radityo |date=2022-09-14 |title=Akun Twitter TNI AD Kembali Normal Usai Diretas Hacker |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/5069491/akun-twitter-tni-ad-kembali-normal-usai-diretas-hacker |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=liputan6.com |language=id}}
Hamim handed over his position as the Chief of the Army Information Services on 31 October 2023 to Kristomei Sianturi and became the expert staff for environment to the army chief of staff.{{Cite news |date=1 November 2023 |title=Brigjen TNI Kristomei Sianturi Jabat Kadispenad |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/1791112/brigjen-tni-kristomei-sianturi-jabat-kadispenad |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=Tempo}} Afterwards, Hamim was appointed as the chief of expert staffs to the Commander of the Army Strategic Reserve Command on 22 March{{Cite web |last=detikcom |first=Tim |title=Lengkap! Daftar Mutasi Pati TNI dari Kepala RSPAD hingga Kabais |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-7259361/lengkap-daftar-mutasi-pati-tni-dari-kepala-rspad-hingga-kabais?single=1 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}} and officially assumed the post on 19 April.{{Cite web |last=Komando |first=Portal |date=2024-04-20 |title=Pangkostrad Pimpin Sertijab Pejabat Kostrad dan Tradisi Korps Prajurit Kostrad |url=https://www.portal-komando.com/2024/04/pangkostrad-pimpin-sertijab-pejabat-kostrad-dan-tradisi-korps-prajurit-kostrad-3/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |language=id}} Hamim received an honorary Army Strategic Reserve Command brevet on 16 October 2024.{{Cite web |last=Firdaus |first=Fahmi |date=2024-10-16 |title=11 Jenderal Terima Brevet Pasukan Elite, Salah Satunya Brigjen Hamim yang Pernah Disemprot Andika Perkasa |url=https://nasional.okezone.com/read/2024/10/16/337/3075333/11-jenderal-terima-brevet-pasukan-elite-salah-satunya-brigjen-hamim-yang-pernah-disemprot-andika-perkasa-nbspnbsp?page=all |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Okezone |language=id-ID}}