Haji Lulung's Successfully Built Business Empire: Has 7,000 Employees In Security Services, Parking And Debt Collection Services

Haji Lulu. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Politician Abraham Lunggana who is familiarly called Haji Lulung died today, Tuesday, December 16. He had been treated for a week at Harapan Kita Hospital because he had a heart attack in early December.

Before entering politics, Haji Lulung was known as a businessman. Initially, he was in the public spotlight because he often clashed with Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok while serving as Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta. One of them is the arrangement of the Tanah Abang Market area, Central Jakarta.

So what are the businesses that Haji Lulung managed to build?

Citing various sources, Haji Lulung is already very well known to the people of Tanah Abang. This is because Haji Lulung almost controls all lines of business there. Starting from the skipper of parking, security, to kiosk rental.

Haji Lulung is recorded to own several companies, namely PT Putraja Perkasa, PT Tirta Jaya Perkasa, PT Satu Komando Nusantara which are engaged in security services, parking, and debt collection. Then, PT Tujuh Fajar Gemilang to the Kobita cooperative.

Not only that, Haji Lulung is also noted to have an advocacy office called Lunggana Advocate & Friends. In fact, the number of employees working in a number of Haji Lulung companies is said to have reached 7,000 people.

However, who would have thought that before he could have thousands of employees, Haji Lulung's struggle to build his business empire was full of struggles.

The man who was born on July 24, 1959, was once a scavenger of cardboard and used goods. This work, he did to support the living of his mother and 8 siblings. However, Haji Lulung's fate began to change in 1996.

In 1996, there was a conflict between the Timorese group led by Hercules Rozario and Muhammad Yusuf, also known as Bang Ucung. At that time, Hercules was the one who controlled Tanah Abang.

After the conflict, Hercules was arrested by the police. Bang Ucung finally controlled the Tanah Abang area and helped Haji Lulung. Since then, Haji Lulung's life has changed.

In organization, Haji Lulung is active in PPM, AMPI Karang Taruna, and co-founded the Gerak Betawi mass organization and became secretary general of Bamus Betawi and is currently officially chairman of Bamus Betawi 2018-2023.

Haji Lulung currently serves as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the electoral districts of DKI Jakarta III (Thousand Islands, West Jakarta and North Jakarta) from 2019 to 2021 in Commission VII. Previously, Haji Lulung also served as deputy chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from 2014 until his resignation in 2018.