Aburizal Bakrie

Aburizal Bakrie
Bakrie in March 2011
9th General Chairman of the Golkar Party
In office
9 October 2009 – 17 May 2016
Preceded byJusuf Kalla
Succeeded bySetya Novanto
Personal details
Born (1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 (age 78)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political partyGolkar
SpouseTatty Murnitriati
Children3, including Anindya Bakrie
Alma materBandung Institute of Technology

Aburizal Bakrie (born 15 November 1946) is an Indonesian politician and a widely recognised successful businessman in Indonesia via his conglomerate Bakrie Group.[1] From 2004 until 2005 Bakrie served as Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economy.[2][3] From 2005 until 2009 he served as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare.[4] Since 2009, Bakrie served as the Chairman of the Golkar Party up to late 2014 and resumed chairmanship in May 2015.[5]

He is well known to be responsible for the Sidoarjo mud flow via his company Energi Mega Persada.

  1. ^ Executive Profile & Biography Archived 16 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. ^ Wayne Arnold (4 October 2005). "This Bali Bombing Seen as Having Less Economic Effect". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Coordinating Minister for the Economy: Number of Poor Will Increase". Tempo. 14 August 2005. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ^ Daftar Menteri Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat Indonesia
  5. ^ Leo, Jegho. "Aburizal Bakrie Regains Golkar Chairmanship". globalindonesianvoices.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2015. Accessed 19 May 2015.