Endy M Bayuni was born on 3 May 1957 and is an Indonesian journalist, who served as chief editor of The Jakarta Post daily newspaper from 2004 to 2010 and 2016 to 2018.
14 Facts About Endy Bayuni
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Endy Bayuni is a co-founder and executive director of the International Association of Religion Journalists.
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Endy Mouzardi Bayuni was born in Jakarta on 3 May 1957 to Rasyid Bayuni and Azhar Musa, both from Bukittinggi, West Sumatra.
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Endy Bayuni's father worked as a diplomat, so Endy grew up in Burma, Thailand, Jakarta, Argentina and Switzerland.
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Endy Bayuni studied economics at Kingston University in Surrey and received his bachelor's degree in 1981.
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Endy Bayuni's parents hoped he would join the Foreign Affairs Ministry and work for the diplomatic corps, but Endy felt the salary of an Indonesia-based civil servant was too low.
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Endy Bayuni was hired by Sabam Siagian, the first editor-in-chief of The Jakarta Post, which commenced publication on 25 April 1983.
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Endy Bayuni married Ida Rusdati Ismail, a Garuda flight attendant, whom he had met two years earlier in 1981 on a Jakarta-London flight.
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When Ida gave birth to their first child, Lutfi Oscar Bayuni, Endy began looking for alternative employment with a higher salary.
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Endy Bayuni stepped down from the position in 2010 to serve as a senior editor.
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Endy Bayuni served as interim chief editor from 2016 to January 2018, after his predecessor, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, was selected by President Joko Widodo to lead Indonesia's Antara state news agency.
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Endy Bayuni is a board member of several non-government organizations, including the Partnership for Governance Reform Indonesia, Nature Conservancy Indonesia, and the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict.
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In May 2020, Endy Bayuni was named a member of Facebook's Oversight Board.
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Endy Bayuni likened the Board to a "supreme court", saying the independent body would consider freedom of expression and human rights principles when determining whether certain content on Facebook and Instagram should be removed or allowed to stay.