Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that include the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and MetroTV, a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory board of the Golkar Party, currently the second biggest political party in Indonesia.[1] He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the Nasdem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat) on 26 July 2011.[2]
Surya Paloh | |
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| 2nd Chairman of the Nasdem Party | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Patrice Rio Capella |
| Head of the Golkar Advisory Board | |
| In office 19 December 2004 – 8 October 2009 | |
| Chairman | Jusuf Kalla |
| Succeeded by | Akbar Tandjung |
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| Born | Surya Dharma Paloh 16 July 1951 Kutaraja, Aceh, Indonesia |
| Political party | NasDem |
| Other political affiliations | Golkar (1968–2011) |
| Spouse |
Rosita Barack (m. 1984) |
| Children | Prananda Surya Paloh |
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References edit
- ^ "Surya Paloh quits Golkar party". September 7, 2011.
- ^ "National Democrat Party / Partai Nasdem". GlobalSecurity.org. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
External links edit
- (in Indonesian) Surya Paloh Archived November 21, 2006, at archive.today