Budi Gunadi Sadikin Explained

Budi Gunadi Sadikin
Office:	20th Minister of Health
President:	Joko Widodo
Term Start:	23 December 2020
Predecessor:	Terawan Agus Putranto
Birth Date:	6 May 1964
Birth Place:	Bandung, Indonesia
Alma Mater:	(BS)

Budi Gunadi Sadikin (born 6 May 1964)^[1] is an Indonesian politician. he serves as Minister of Health in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet of President Joko Widodo.^{[2] [3]} He is only the second Health Minister not to graduate from a medical school, and the first since Mananti Sitompul.^[4]

He previously served as President Director at Bank Mandiri.^[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, his office set up a special unit to deal with flagging oxygen supplies for medical use.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profil Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Jebolan Fisika Nuklir, Bankir, Lalu Menkes. Muhammad Idris. Kompas.com. https://archive.today/20210219213958/https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/12/23/071810026/profil-budi-gunadi-sadikin-jebolan-fisika-nuklir-bankir-lalu-menkes?page=all. 2021-02-19. 2020-12-23. 2021-02-19. id.
2. News: 22 December 2020. A Glimpse of Jokowi's Six New Ministers: from Political Rival to Banker-turned-Health Minister. Jakarta Globe. 6 February 2021.
3. News: 22 December 2020. Budi Gunadi Sadikin Appointed New Health Minister Replacing Terawan. Tempo.co. 6 February 2021.
4. Web site: Alam . Sarah Oktaviani . Disebut-sebut Menkes 'Non Medis' Pertama RI, Siapakah Mananti Sitompul? . 2024-06-06 . detikHealth . id-ID.
5. News: Searching for oxygen as virus surges in Indonesia . 22 February 2023 . Newspapers.com . Associated Press . Newsday . 8 July 2021 . New York . A37 . en.