Chatib Basri | |
|---|---|
 Basri in 2013 | |
| 28th Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 May 2013 – 20 October 2014 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhyono |
| Preceded by | Agus Martowardojo |
| Succeeded by | Bambang Brodjonegoro |
| 15th Head of the Investment Coordinating Board | |
| In office 14 June 2012 – 1 October 2013 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhyono |
| Preceded by | Gita Wirjawan |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Siregar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Chatib Basri 22 August 1965 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Residence | Jakarta |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia Australian National University |
Muhammad Chatib "Dede" Basri (born 22 August 1965) is an Indonesian economist who served as Minister of Finance in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet from 21 May 2013 to 20 October 2014 during the presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.[1] Before he was appointed Minister of Finance he was the head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (Badan Kordinasi Penanaman Modal, or BKPM).
He served in several senior economic advisory positions before being appointed as chair of the Investment Coordinating Board in 2011. He was, amongst other roles, an advisor to the former Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati Deputy Chair of the president's Economic National Committee (Komite Ekonomi Nasional, or KEN), and was Sherpa to the president of Indonesia for G-20 meetings.
Basri has a PhD from the Australian National University. He also teaches in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (FEUI) and was Director of the Lembaga Penyelidikan Ekonomi dan Masyarakat (Institute for Economic and Social Research, or LPEM) within the FEUI and Ash Centre Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School 2015–2016.[2] He was also a fellow at the Centre on Global Transformation University of California at San Diego[3] He is now a member of The World Bank Advisory Council on Gender and Development][4] and also a member of the Advisory Board of Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at the Australian National University.[5]
Dede Basri's areas of expertise include international trade, macroeconomics, and political economy. As an academic economist, he has published in various economic journals such as World Economy, Asian Economic Papers, and the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies. He has also been a Thee Kian Wie Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Australian National University [6] and an adjunct fellow in the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics at the Australian National University. Dr.Basri is also a member of the Group of Eminent Personalities of the OECD Development Centre.[7]
- ^ Indonesia names Muhammad Chatib Basri as finance minister FT.com. See also Ina Parlina and Satria Sambijantoto, 'BKPM chief Chatib Basri named finance minister', The Jakarta Post, 21 May 2013.
- ^ 'Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, Former Indonesian Finance Minister joins the Ash Center'.
- ^ "Muhamad Chatib Basri". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ 'World Bank Advisory Council on Gender and Development.
- ^ 'ANU, Advisory Board Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis'.
- ^ 'Thee Kian Wie Distinguished Visiting Professorship'.
- ^ "High-Level Report of the Group of Eminent Personalities" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.