Ahmad Dhani Defends Minister Susi Pudjiastuti About Cigarettes And Tattoos In Today's History, November 2, 2014

JAKARTA History today, 11 years ago, November 2, 2014, musician Ahmad Dhani defended the new Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Susi Pudjiastuti about cigarettes and tattoos. The 19th Dewa frontman thought that he should not see the leader from outside, but look at his experience and achievements.

Previously, Jokowi's decision to appoint Susi Pudjiastuti as the Minister of the KKP brought a stir. This condition was due to Susi's eccentric lifestyle. When other ministers are busy keeping their image, Susi shows a habit that is seen as negative: smoking and likes tattoos.

Breaking up school is not an excuse not to be able to achieve success. Susi Pudjiastuti agreed that the narrative was true. The woman who was born in Pangandaran on January 15, 1965 did not feel like she had dropped out of school during high school as a decision that continued to be regretted.

Instead, he looked for experience in trading in Pangandaran, West Java. He has been a seller of bed sheets to fish baskets. Later Susi began to find the comfort of the fish trade and all the seafood of the Pangadaran since the 1980s.

His efforts are slowly growing. He began to think about crazy speculation in business matters. He tries to find a scheme for transporting marine products to his customers in Jakarta so that they are on time. He started thinking about buying the Cessna Caravan airplane and succeeding.

The fishing business is growing rapidly. The planes are also sometimes used for humanitarian missions as well. Take for example during the 2004 Aceh Tsunami. The planes were then the forerunner of the pioneering airline company in Indonesia, Susi Air.

The plane, which used to be only two, then reached 40 more planes. Susi is also considered the figure who understands the most about marine and fisheries affairs. A series of achievements made Jokowi appoint her as Minister of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries on October 27, 2014.

Although many doubt Susi's existence. The position of Minister of KKP is considered uninhabitable for those who drop out of school. Not to mention Susi's business which cannot be separated from cigarettes and tattoos. However, Jokowi did not care. He emphasized that Susi was the right person.

"I am happy with how Mrs. Susi works, which in the first hours of her work opened public awareness of how our marine potential was stolen by foreign fishermen. She also discussed targets for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Affairs that could provide foreign exchange to the state".

"It's not an easy matter to build the marine industry, especially since our oceans are illegal fishing events. However, there is no other way, for the welfare of our fishermen, for the sake of our people who can enjoy sea fish at low prices because of its smooth distribution, we have to work hard for it," said Jokowi as quoted by sambukompas.com, 1 November 2014.

Jokowi's explanation regarding Susi did not necessarily make the situation subside. Criticism and doubts about Susi continue to emerge. Mainly, related to Susi's eccentric lifestyle problems, she likes smoking and likes tattoos. This condition is because the minister usually chooses to maintain the image.

However, Ahmad Dhani appeared and defended Susi on November 2, 2014. Dhani, who incidentally opposed because he was in the Prabowo Subianto camp, actually considered Susi the best option for the seat of the Minister of KKP. Dhani asked the general public not to focus on cigarettes and tattoos.

He asked people to assess Susi's performance in the future. Susi is considered a rich woman with experience. Susi has been struggling with the intricacies of the marine and fisheries world for a long time. Dhani assessed that Susi was a successful businessman.

He knew Susi from the beginning only had five planes, then now dozens of planes. Dhani did not hesitate to confirm that Susi was one of the great women in Indonesia.

Recently, the narrative that Dhani revealed brought the truth. Susi Pudjiastuti has become one of the ministers who excelled in the era of Jokowi's first term.

"Ms. Susi is great. I knew her during the Dewa 19 tour. At that time the plane was still five, now there are more than 40. There is no business for me ministers to get tattoos or smoke. If I even want to choose a president who has a lot of tattoos," said Dhani as quoted on the website.co, November 2, 2014.