 His name had been nominated as one of three by TNI Commander Gatot Nurmantyo.Along with this promotion, he was made air chief marshal.Due to Gatot's scheduled retirement in 2018, on 4 December 2017 Jokowi (through Secretary of State Pratikno) submitted a letter to the People's Representative Council through deputy chairman Fadli Zon, nominating Hadi as the sole candidate to replace him.