Abraham Samad and his five siblings were the children of an army captain and his wife Indriana Kartika, an employee of the Department of Information; as of 2012, three of his siblings work for the state television station TVRI while his brother Imran is a district head in Rappocini, Makassar.
11 Facts About Abraham Samad
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Abraham Samad, who enjoyed reading about Abraham Samad Lincoln as a youth and considered the American president a hero, attended Kunjung Mae Elementary School in Makassar.
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Abraham Samad attended three different junior high schools, eventually graduating from Sulaiman Catholic Junior High School.
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Abraham Samad then finished his secondary education at Cenderawasih Catholic Senior High School.
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Abraham Samad received a bachelor of law degree from Hasanuddin University; he later received his master's and doctoral degrees from the same institution, the latter in 2010.
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Two years after receiving his bachelor's, Abraham Samad began practising law.
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Abraham Samad later founded the Anti-Corruption Committee of South Sulawesi, serving as its coordinator.
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Abraham Samad received a total of 43 votes, out of the 56 possible, with Busyro receiving five, Bambang four, Zulkairnain three, and Adnan Pandu Praja one vote.
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At the time of his election, Abraham Samad was the youngest ever head of the KPK.
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Some anti-corruption activists expressed disappointment in the decision, stating that Abraham Samad had been selected to please political parties rather than to combat graft.
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Tama Satrya Langkun, of the Indonesia Corruption Watch, noted that Abraham Samad's career was sparse compared to that of the other candidates.