Chairul Tanjung
Chairul Tanjung (born 18 June 1962) is an Indonesian businessman. He is the former Coordinating Minister for Economics in the Indonesian cabinet. He was appointed to this post by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 19 May 2014 following the resignation of the previous Coordinating Minister for Economics, Hatta Rajasa, who resigned to take part in Indonesia's 2014 presidential election.[1] In 2021, he had an estimated net worth of $4,1 billion.[2]
Chairul Tanjung | |
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| Coordinating Minister for Economics | |
| In office 19 May 2014 – 20 October 2014 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Hatta Rajasa |
| Succeeded by | Sofyan Djalil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 16, 1962 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Ratnasari Tanjung |
| Children | Putri Indahsari TanjungRahmat Dwiputra Tanjung |
| Residence(s) | Teuku Umar Road No.50 Menteng, Jakarta Pusat |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of the CT Corp |
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Early life
Chairul Tanjung was born in Jakarta to A.G. Tanjung and Halimah. His father, a reporter, had established a magazine company, which was shut down by the Suharto regime, resulting in A.G. Tanjung having to sell the family's large house and cars to cover debt, and the family moved into a small apartment. Chairul graduated from Boedi Oetomo Senior High School in 1981. He obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia. He was named a "national noble student" in 1984 and 1985. While studying, he and his two friends opened a shop that originally sold books and T-shirts, and expanded to sell medical equipment. In his spare time, Chairul conducted business until dropping out of dentistry school and establishing PT CT Corp with a loan of Rp150 million from Exim Bank. They produced children's footwear and received an order from Italy for 160 pairs of shoes, but a month later, Chairul split from his two friends because a disagreement over the business. He later became the chairman and founder of CT Corp, along with the late founder of Sony, Akio Morita.
Business
He worked with Hasbi Hafani to establish the business. He bought Bank Karman and changed its name to Bank Mega. He expanded his business interests into insurance and securities. Chairul is now involved in the television business; he founded Trans TV and acquired TV 7 from the Kompas-Gramedia Group. Chairul owns property projects such as Bandung Super Mall, Batam Indah Prospertindo, Para Bali Propertindo, and Mega Indah Propertindo. In 2012, he bought a minority share of Garuda Indonesia. His holding company is CT Corp., formerly Para Group, with 3 subholdings:[3]
- Mega Corp., a financial business subholding
- Trans Corp., a media, life style, department store, consumer goods, hotel and entertainment subholding
- CT Global Resource, an agribusiness and energy subholding
Other activities
Chairul Tanjung served as head of Badminton Association of Indonesia from 2001-2004.[4]
Biography
A biography of Chairul Tanjung, Chairul Tanjung Si Anak Singkong ("Chairul Tanjung the Cassava Child," "cassava" meaning "socially inferior"), was published in 2012.[3][5]
References
- (in Indonesian) Tunjuk Chairul Tanjung Jadi Menko Perekonomian
- "Chairul Tanjung". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- "July 2, 2012 - Chairul Tanjung Si Anak Singkong".
- JawaPos.com (2020-09-25). "Bursa Ketum PBSI: Ketua BPK, Pengusaha Properti Klaim Banjir Dukungan". JawaPos.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- "Mengenal Chairul Tanjung, Si Anak Singkong yang Sukses Jadi Bos CT Corp". Cermati.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.