Chairul Tanjung was born on 18 June 1962 and is an Indonesian businessman.
12 Facts About Chairul Tanjung
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Chairul Tanjung is the former Coordinating Minister for Economics in the Indonesian cabinet.
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Chairul Tanjung was appointed to this post by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 19 May 2014 following the resignation of the previous Coordinating Minister for Economics, Hatta Rajasa, who resigned to take part in Indonesia's 2014 presidential election.
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Chairul Tanjung graduated from Boedi Oetomo Senior High School in 1981.
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Chairul Tanjung obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia.
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Chairul Tanjung was named a "national noble student" in 1984 and 1985.
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Chairul Tanjung later became the chairman and founder of CT Corp, along with the late founder of Sony, Akio Morita.
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Chairul Tanjung worked with Hasbi Hafani to establish the business.
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Chairul Tanjung bought Bank Karman and changed its name to Bank Mega.
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Chairul Tanjung expanded his business interests into insurance and securities.
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Chairul Tanjung is involved in the television business; he founded Trans TV and acquired TV 7 from the Kompas-Gramedia Group.
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Chairul Tanjung owns property projects such as Bandung Super Mall, Batam Indah Prospertindo, Para Bali Propertindo, and Mega Indah Propertindo.