Profile Of Teuku Riefky Harsya, Minister Of Creative Economy In Prabowo Cabinet

YOGYAKARTA - Teuku Riefky Harsya has been appointed as Minister of Creative Economy in the Red and White Cabinet under the leadership of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka for the period 2024-2029. The following article will discuss the profile of Teuku Riefky Harsya.

The presence of Teuku Riefky in Prabowo's cabinet is expected to bring new breakthroughs for the development of the creative economy in Indonesia.

Born on June 28, 1972, Teuku Riefky Harsya is an Indonesian politician and one of the senior figures in the Democratic Party.

Reporting from the Wikipedia page, Riefky has served as a member of the DPR-RI for four consecutive terms since 2005, showing his consistent work in the world of politics.

Before plunging into the legislature, Riefky had experience as a professional in other sectors, which helped equip him in carrying out his duties as a representative of the people.

Teuku Riefky studied his formal education from the elementary level at SDI Al Azhar Pusat, Jakarta (1978-1984), then continued to Muhammadiyah IX Junior High School, Jakarta (1984-1987).

After that, Riefky completed his upper middle education at SMA Negeri 6 Jakarta (1987-1990).

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Interestingly, at the undergraduate level, Riefky majored in Mass Communication at the Military College of Vermont (US Army ROTC) and graduated in 1994.

Riefky then continued his postgraduate education at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia with a focus on Gas Management and successfully won the cum laude (2011-2013) title.

Currently, Riefky is still undergoing his doctoral studies at the IPB Business School, with a concentration on Financial Management, since 2016.

Teuku Riefky Harsya comes from a family with a historical background in the struggle. He is the first grandson of the late Teuku pair Abdul Hamid Azwar and Cut Nyak Djariah.

Riefky's grandfather, Teuku Abdul Hamid Azwar, is known as an Indonesian independence fighter from Aceh who plays an important role in military strategy, especially in providing logistics for the struggle.

Abdul Hamid, known to have contributed to the signing of one of Indonesia's first aircraft, namely Avro Anson RI-004. The British-made dual-engine aircraft acted as a multifunctional transport aircraft and became one of the important assets in supporting the operations of the government of the Republic of Indonesia in the early days of independence.

Based on data quoted from the elhkpn.kpk.go.id page, Teuku Riefky Harsya reported his total assets of IDR 17,154,015,081 on September 13, 2024. Riefky's wealth includes:

On the other hand, he also reported a debt of Rp. 891,247,490, so that his total wealth remained at Rp. 17,154,015,081.

Previously, Teuku Riefky had been in the spotlight after being seen visiting Prabowo's residence on Jalan Kertanegara, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on October 14, 2024.

The announcement of the election of Teuku Riefky to become a minister was made by President Prabowo on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.

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