Erick Thohir

Erick Thohir
Thohir in 2019
10th Minister of State Owned Enterprises
Assumed office
23 October 2019
PresidentJoko Widodo
Prabowo Subianto
Preceded byRini Soemarno
Chair of the Football Association of Indonesia
Assumed office
16 February 2023
Preceded byMochamad Iriawan
Chair of the Basketball Association of Indonesia
In office
2004–2006
Preceded bySutiyoso
Succeeded byNoviantika Nasution
Chairman of Inter Milan
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byMassimo Moratti
Succeeded bySteven Zhang
Personal details
Born (1970-05-30) 30 May 1970 (age 54)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Elizabeth Tjandra
(m. 1998)
Alma materGlendale Community College (BA)[1]
National University, California (MBA)[1]
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • entrepreneur
  • philanthropist
  • politician
Known for

Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who served as Indonesia's Minister of State Owned Enterprises from 2019 to 2024. He is the chairman of Football Association of Indonesia since 2023 and founder of Mahaka Group,[1] a conglomeration that focuses on media, sports and entertainment. Globally known as the former owner and chairman of Italian football giant Inter Milan[2] and US soccer club D.C. United,[3] Thohir is currently co-owner alongside Anindya Bakrie of English Championship team Oxford United and Liga 1 team Persis Solo along with Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko Widodo. He was also the president director of ANTV[1] television station and the chief of the Indonesian Olympic Committee. In 2019, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[5] Thohir is also currently a member of the FIBA Central Board.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Board of Commissioner". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "LionRock Capital Acquires 31.05% of Internazionale Milano S.p.A". Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Ownership". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Indonesia Asian Games Organizing Committee, National Organizing Committee of Asian Games 2018| Asian Games 2018". Asian Games 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Mr Erick Thohir". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ "First FIBA Central Board meeting for new term convenes in Manila on eve of World Cup Final". 9 September 2023.