Alue Dohong Explained

Office:Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry
Birth Place:East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Birth Date:5 October 1966
Termstart:25 October 2019
Termend:20 October 2024
Nationality:Indonesian
President:Joko Widodo
Vicepresident:Ma'ruf Amin
Successor:Diaz Hendropriyono
Sulaiman Umar Siddiq

Alue Dohong is an Indonesian politician. He was Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry from 2019 to 2024. Before appointed as deputy minister, he was a lecturer in University of Palangka Raya.[1] Other than that, he also worked on Peat Land Restoration Agency.[2] He is the first of ethnic Dayak origin that in Deputy Minister in Indonesia .[3] Born in East Kotawaringin Regency, he got bachelor on economy in University of Palangka Raya and continuing to University of Nottingham to get Master of Science and doctor in University of Queensland.[4]

Indonesian capital city relocation

In May 2021, together with several cultural and tribal organizations of Dayak, he organized recording and inventorization of traditional lands of Dayak people in area for new capital of Indonesia in East Kalimantan to minimize future land conflict and save ownership of tribal lands for its tribal owners.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indonesia. C. N. N.. Daftar Lengkap Calon Wakil Menteri yang Merapat ke Istana. 2021-05-24. nasional. id-ID.
  2. Web site: Liputan6.com. 2019-10-25. Profil Alue Dohong, Orang Dayak Pertama yang Jadi Wakil Menteri LHK. 2021-05-24. liputan6.com. id.
  3. Web site: Tim. Tokoh Dayak Alue Dohong Ditunjuk Jokowi jadi Wamen LHK. 2021-05-24. nasional. id-ID.
  4. Web site: antaranews.com. 2019-10-25. Alue Dohong, Akademisi Dayak yang enggan dipanggil dosen. 2021-05-24. Antara News.
  5. Web site: prokal.co. Ada Pejabat Ditengarai Main Tanah IKN Kaltim Post. 2021-05-24. kaltim.prokal.co. Indonesian.