Jakarta, Feb. 2 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian is qualified to serve as the Acting Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, said Ari Dwipayana, coordinator of the president's special staff, on Friday.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) earlier announced Karnavian as the top security minister, replacing Mahfud MD, who resigned to focus on his vice presidential campaign.

Karnavian will serve as an acting minister until Jokowi names the new coordinating minister.

"Mr Tito Karnavian is among the senior ministers under the coordinating ministry. Hence, the President has decided to appoint him as the acting coordinating minister," Dwipayana said in Jakarta.

He added that Jokowi considered Karnavian's background,...