Surya Paloh

Surya Paloh
Surya Paloh in 2015
2nd Chairman of the NasDem Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 January 2013
Preceded byPatrice Rio Capella
Head of the Golkar Advisory Board
In office
19 December 2004 – 8 October 2009
ChairmanJusuf Kalla
Succeeded byAkbar Tandjung
Personal details
Born
Surya Dharma Paloh

(1951-07-16) 16 July 1951 (age 73)
Kutaraja, Indonesia
Political partyNasDem
Other political
affiliations		Golkar (1968–2011)
Spouse
Rosita Barack
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(m. 1984)​
ChildrenPrananda Paloh
Parents
  • Muhammad Daud Paloh (father)
  • Nursiah Paloh (mother)
Relatives
  • Nova Harivan Paloh (nephew)
  • Reino Barack (nephew)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • media mogul
Known for

Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that includes the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and MetroTV, a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory board of the Golkar Party, currently the second biggest political party in Indonesia.[1] He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the NasDem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat or Partai NasDem) on 26 July 2011.[2]

  1. ^ "Surya Paloh quits Golkar party". September 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "National Democrat Party / Partai Nasdem". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.