Bob Hasan

Bob Hasan
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
16 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
PresidentSuharto
Vice PresidentBJ Habibie
Preceded byTungki Aribowo
Succeeded byRahardi Ramelan
Personal details
Born
The Kian Seng

(1931-02-24)24 February 1931
Semarang, Dutch East Indies
Died31 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 89)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Cause of deathLung cancer
NationalityIndonesian
SpousePertiwi Hasan
Children2
OccupationPlywood tycoon
CabinetSeventh Development Cabinet

Mohamad "Bob" Hasan (24 February 1931 – 31 March 2020) was an Indonesian businessman, who served briefly as trade and industry minister in 1998 and was later jailed for corruption. He was one of the most prominent ethnic Chinese cronies of long-serving Indonesian president Suharto and was nicknamed "the plywood king" because of his forestry businesses. Hasan served as the chairman of the Indonesian Athletics Association from September 1984 until his death. He was the founder and editor of the Indonesian magazine Gatra.