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, Indonesia |
Political party | NasDem |
Other political affiliations | Golkar (1968–2011) |
Spouse |
Rosita Barack (m. 1984) |
Children | Prananda Surya Paloh |
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Honours
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- Medal of Pioneership (Indonesian: Medali Kepeloporan) (14 August 2024)[3]
- Star of Mahaputera (3rd Class) (Indonesian: Bintang Mahaputera Utama)(13 August 2015)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Surya Paloh quits Golkar party". September 7, 2011.
- ^ "National Democrat Party / Partai Nasdem". GlobalSecurity.org. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2024-08-14). "Jokowi Berikan Gelar Tanda Kehormatan untuk 64 Tokoh, Ada Prabowo, Airlangga hingga Surya Paloh". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ https://www.setneg.go.id/baca/index/presiden_jokowi_anugerahkan_tanda_kehormatan_kepada_46_tokoh [bare URL]
External links
edit- (in Indonesian) Surya Paloh Archived November 21, 2006, at archive.today