Fahmi Idris Explained

Fahmi Idris
Office1:21st Minister of Industry
Termend1:20 October 2009
Termstart1:5 December 2005
President1:Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Predecessor1:Andung A. Nitimiharja
Successor1:Mohamad Suleman Hidayat
Office2:20th Minister of Manpower
Termend2:5 December 2005
Termstart2:21 October 2004
President2:Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Predecessor2:Jacob Nuwa Wea
Successor2:Erman Soeparno
Termend3:27 September 1999
Termstart3:23 Mei 1998
President3:B.J. Habibie
Predecessor3:Theo L. Sambuaga
Successor3:Bomer Pasaribu
Birth Name:Fahmi Idris
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Spouse:Kartini Hasan Basri
(2014)
Yeni Fatmawati
(2015–2022)
Children:2

Fahmi Idris (20 September 1943 – 22 May 2022) was an Indonesian prominent businessman and politician. He was a Minister of Manpower under the Habibie presidency period. During Yudhoyono first term of presidency he became Minister of Industry. In 2005 he being reappointed as Minister of Manpower during Yudhoyono's second term.

He received a doctorate title from University of Indonesia as well as appointed a Honorary Professor at State University of Padang.[1]

Life

Fahmi was one of the Minangkabau people who was born in Kenari, Central Jakarta on September 20, 1943. His father, Idris Marah Bagindo, was a trader who migrated from West Sumatra to Jakarta.[2] Fahmi studied at Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia where he was a chairman of the student council.

After becoming an activist during the transition to the New Order era, in the late 1960s he became an entrepreneur. In 1969, he founded PT Kwarta Daya Pratama and joined PT Krama Yudha four years later. In 1978, he co-established Kodel (Kongsi Delapan) Group with Soegeng Saryadi, Aburizal Bakrie, Pontjo Sutowo, and Said Umar Husin, and became president director. The group continuously expanded its business into wide ranging sectors, such as insurance, chemicals, agribusiness, banking, real estate, and hotels. The groups own the Regent Hotel (now Four Seasons Hotel) and Hotel Ibis Tamarin (both in Jakarta) and the sole agent of Land Rover in Indonesia.[3]

Fahmi was also an accomplished politician. In the Golkar party, he was believed to have strong and far reaching patronage network. In 1998, he sat on the central board of party and in that year was appointed Minister of Manpower and Transmigration. He did not join the cabinet during Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati presidencies. Under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presidency, he returned to the position of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration. In 2005, he survived a cabinet reshuffle and moved on to become Minister for Industry.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://voi.id/en/news/155740/airlangga-hartarto-more-respect-for-fahmi-idris-appointed-as-honorary-professor-of-padang-state-university Airlangga Hartarto More Respect For Fahmi Idris Appointed As Honorary Professor Of Padang State University
  2. https://kepustakaan-presiden.perpusnas.go.id/cabinet_personnel/popup_profil_pejabat.php?id=571&presiden_id=6&presiden=sby Profil Fahmi Idris
  3. Ayako Masuhara, The End of Personal Rule in Indonesia: Golkar and the Transformation of the Suharto Regime, 2015
  4. Dirk Tomsa, Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the Post-Suharto Era, 2008