Surya Paloh | |
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Surya Paloh in 2015 | |
| 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) |
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Rosita Barack (m. 1984) |
| Children | Prananda Paloh |
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Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that includes 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. He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the NasDem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat or Partai NasDem) on 26 July 2011.
Honours
- Indonesia
- Medal of Pioneership (Indonesian: Medali Kepeloporan) (14 August 2024)
- Star of Mahaputera (3rd Class) (Indonesian: Bintang Mahaputera Utama) (13 August 2015)
References
- ^ "Surya Paloh quits Golkar party". September 7, 2011.
- ^ "National Democrat Party / Partai Nasdem". 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.
- ^ "Presiden Jokowi Anugerahkan Tanda Kehormatan Kepada 46 Tokoh | Sekretariat Negara".
External links
- (in Indonesian) Surya Paloh Archived November 21, 2006, at archive.today