Deputy Minister of State Secretary Says Prabowo Does Not Want BRAN Name Included in Agrarian Reform Law

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Deputy Minister of State Secretary (Wamensesneg) Bambang Eko Suhariyanto revealed President Prabowo Subianto’s directive that the name of the agency handling agrarian reform should not be explicitly specified in the law.

Bambang explained that this directive aims to give the President flexibility in choosing the name of the agency responsible for agrarian reform.

“Sir, actually I’m compelled to say this, Sir. This was originally a provision—and it is the President’s wish, Sir. So that he has the freedom to name the agency or whatever, it’s not prohibited,” Bambang said during a meeting on the List of Inventory of Issues (DIM) for the Draft Law on Agrarian Reform Regulation with the DPR’s Legislative Body (Baleg) on Friday (18/9/2026).

So far, the proposed name for the agency is BRAN, the abbreviation for Badan Reforma Agraria Nasional (National Agrarian Reform Agency).

Bambang said the government does not want the agency’s name to be locked into the law.

He stressed that the President should have the liberty to determine the agency’s name.

“The essential point is that the agency, if possible, should not be regulated by name in the statute. Its name, Sir, its name. So that he has freedom to name it whatever he wants,” Bambang explained.

He further clarified that this directive has been formalized through a letter from the Ministry of State Secretariat (Setneg) to several institutions.

According to Bambang, the letter requests that the agency’s nomenclature not be directly regulated by law.

“Absolutely, Sir. To emphasize the President’s directive, Setneg sent letters to all institutions that when discussing the law and so forth, the nomenclature should not be stipulated in the law. Let that remain the President’s prerogative,” Bambang said.

Bambang made these remarks as members of Baleg and the government debated the inclusion of the National Agrarian Reform Agency (BRAN) name in the Draft Law on Agrarian Reform Regulation.

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Baleg Chair Bob Hasan explained that not specifying the agency’s name in the law does not mean the agency’s existence or authority is removed.

Bob said the agency’s duties, functions, and authorities must still be regulated in the law, while the establishment and organizational structure of the agency can be governed through a Presidential Regulation (Perpres).

“Yes, Sir, and it’s okay to call it that as well. For example, if the agency is ministerial-level and directly responsible to the President, it can be like that. The important thing is not to use a specific name. The important thing is the functions, duties, and authorities should not be removed,” Bob said.

“Because the legal structure is there. Regarding the establishment and organizational structure, that will be made later through the Perpres,” he added.