Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) announced on Friday its latest reshuffle affecting three-star generals, including former Aceh commander Lt. Gen. Endang Suwarya as TNI's chief of general affairs.

Endang, the current Army deputy chief of staff, will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Herry Tjahjana, currently operations assistant under the TNI chief of general affairs.

In the order issued by TNI Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto on Thursday night, another three-star general, Lt. Gen. Djadja Suparman, will be replaced by three-star Navy officer Vice Adm. Sumardjono as the TNI inspector general. Djadja, a 1972 graduate of the Armed Forces Academy (Akabri), is retiring.

Sumardjono's old post as commander of TNI staff and command schools will be filled by Rear Marshall M. Basri Sidehabi, who is currently security affairs assistant to the Air Force chief.

The current reshuffle, however, failed to appoint a three-star military officer as the TNI intelligence chief, despite the fact that the post is considered strategic. The post of TNI intelligence chief has remained vacant since last month when Vice Adm. M. Luthfie retired.

The TNI leadership has appointed Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal to temporarily hold the post. Nurdin's main job is as intelligence assistant in the TNI general affairs department.

"To date, members of the Rank and Promotion Council for High-Ranking officers (Wanjakti) have yet to find the right man to serve as TNI intelligence chief," TNI's head of information Col. A. Yani Basuki told The Jakarta Post.

"But the series of reshuffles affecting high-ranking officers will continue," he added, hinting at another reshuffle in the very near future.

The latest reshuffle was announced ahead of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to propose candidates to replace TNI Commander Gen. Endriartono next month.