Sudirman Said was born on 16 April 1963 and is the former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia on the Working Cabinet from 27 October 2014 to 27 July 2016.
10 Facts About Sudirman Said
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Sudirman Said was replaced by Arcandra Tahar in the second cabinet reshuffle.
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In 1990, Sudirman completed his studies at the Indonesian State College of Accountancy where he obtained a BSc in accounting.
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Sudirman Said was then elected as Chairman of the Finance -STAN from 2013 to 2016.
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In May 2013 Sudirman Said was selected to be the vice director of PT Petrosea, a mining company under Indika Energy Group.
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On 6 June 2014 Dahlan Iskan, the Minister for State Owned Enterprises, selected Sudirman Said to be the executive director of PT Pindad.
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Sudirman Said is selected by President Joko Widodo to be the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, replacing Chairul Tanjung, who had acted as acting minister to Jero Wacik, who is caught in the anti-corruption probe from Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi.
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Sudirman Said ran against incumbent Ganjar Pranowo in 2018 Central Java gubernatorial election.
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Sudirman Said was backed up by the National Awakening Party, Great Indonesia Movement Party, Prosperous Justice Party, and National Mandate Party.
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Sudirman Said remarked that he ran under the Great Indonesia Movement Party because the party is the first party that supported him during the local election in Central Java.