(F-FDTL Social Communication) The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMGFA) participated in the inauguration ceremony of the new Administrative Council, held in the Auditorium of the National Defense Institute (IDN), at the Government Palace, Tuesday, 06/23/2025.

At the ceremony, the Minister of Defense (MD), Rear Admiral Donaciano Costa Gomes, Doctor "Pedro Klamar Fuik", officially took office in the new Board of Directors, taking over from Dr. Nuno Corvelo Sarmento. As Acting Director of the IDN, Dr. Josefa dos Reis Gonçalves took over as Director-General of Management and Resources and Frigate Captain Nicolau Sousa Guterres as Director of Education and Training, replacing the outgoing Board of Directors, Dr. Guilherme de Jesus da Costa Soares, and Frigate Captain Duarte Borges Loe.

The ceremony was also based on the determination and strategic vision of the Ministry of Defense to strengthen the capacity of the IDN and the continuity of leadership at the National Defense Institute (IND), thus reflecting a strong commitment to innovation, revitalization and institutional strengthening of the IDN for the future.

The 9th Member of the Government also requested the new leadership to assume responsibility for implementing the defence education policy, scientific research and promoting institutional cooperation, thus reinforcing the role of the IDN as a strategic centre for security and defence education in Timor-Leste.

After the ceremony, the Minister of Defense, accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the F-FDTL, presented a certificate of recognition to the outgoing Acting Director, Dr. Guilherme de Jesus da Costa Soares, and to Frigate Captain Duarte Borges Loe, as a form of recognition for their contributions during their positions at the IDN.

The official ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defense, Rear Admiral Donaciano Costa Gomes, Doctor "Pedro Klamar Fuik", the Chief of the General Staff of the F-FDTL, Lieutenant General Domingos Raúl "Falur Rate Laek", Dr. Agostinho Letêncio de Deus, and also by advisors, managers and all employees of the IDN, Security and Defense, including the Public Administration.

F-FDTL Press Team