Edhy Prabowo was born on 24 December 1972 and is an Indonesian politician from the Great Indonesia Movement Party.
10 Facts About Edhy Prabowo
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Edhy Prabowo served as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries from October 2019 until his arrest for alleged corruption in November 2020.
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The men became close, and Subianto paid for Edhy Prabowo to get a degree in education as well as to study martial arts.
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Edhy Prabowo graduated with a degree from the Economics department at the University of Prof.
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Edhy Prabowo accompanied Subianto abroad when he was stationed in Germany and Jordan and followed him into politics when he founded the Gerindra party.
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Edhy Prabowo began his political career in 2005 by joining the Indonesian Farmers Association, becoming the chair of its Education and Training Division by 2007.
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Also in 2007, Edhy Prabowo founded a security services company, PT Garuda Security Nusantara, where he served as president director.
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Edhy Prabowo was arrested on 25 November 2020 by the Corruption Eradication Commission for allegedly receiving bribes in connection with the awarding of export licenses for lobster larvae.
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On 15 July 2021 Edhy Prabowo was sentenced to five years in prison, he was fined IDR 400 million and obligated to pay IDR9,8 billion and 77.000 USD in compensation.
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On 7 March 2022 Edhy Prabowo's appeal was granted and his punishment was reduced to 5 years in prison and IDR 400 million in fines.