15 Facts About Hashim Djojohadikusumo

Hashim Sujono Djojohadikusumo was born on 5 June 1953 and is an Indonesian entrepreneur and politician who is the younger brother of Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo's grandfather was one of the founders of Bank Negara Indonesia, Margono Djojohadikusumo.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo studied in Europe from primary school to high school, before continuing his higher education at Pomona College, where he majored in political science and economics.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo then continued his path towards the business world in becoming the director of Indo Consulting.

The Asian Financial Crisis of 1998 led to Hashim Djojohadikusumo's stay in London for 9 years to be able to focus on his business.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo's successes led him back to Indonesia to save his brother's business, Kiani Kertas that was wrapped in a Rp.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo has devoted the past twenty years to a variety of pressing social issues in Indonesia.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo is the founder of the Arsari Djojohadikusumo Foundation, which was established in honor of his late father, Professor Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, a former Indonesian economist considered the architect of the country's modern economy.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo was listed as a Hero of Philanthropy by Forbes Asia in 2011 due to his foundation's ongoing contribution to the preservation of Indonesian heritage.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo is a board member of the Institute for the Preservation of the Indonesian Heritage and the Indonesian Shadow Puppeteers Association.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo becomes the chairman for Indonesian Chess Association in 2010.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo's other interests include equestrian sports, and he is a founding member of the polo association in Indonesia.

Since early 2014, Hashim Djojohadikusumo has been selected to write an occasional column for the Huffington Post.

In 2002, Hashim Djojohadikusumo was arrested after, allegedly, misusing funds for bailing out collapsed and failed banks, including Hashim's banks, in the BLBI.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo is the subject of a tax dispute in Geneva.