His career as an officer soared after President Joko Widodo was inaugurated on October 20, 2014. In four years, he has added three stars on his shoulders.

Andika has dismissed talks that his stellar career is related to his father-in-law, former State Intelligence Agency Chief Abdullah Makhmud Hendropriyono, one of Jokowi’s main supporters during the 2014 presidential elections. Andika said that his career path has been decided only by Jo