Colleagues Remember Faisal Basri: The Hardest Figure Against The Oligarchy

Indef economist Faisal Basri during a discussion event entitled Reviu RAPBN 2025:gas Debt in Jakarta, Wednesday, August 21. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - Senior Economist Faisal Basri died at Mayapada Hospital, South Jakarta at the age of 65, Thursday, September 5 at around 03.50 WIB.

Director of the Digital Economy Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) as well as observer of the digital economy Nailul Huda expressed his condolences for the death of Faisal Basri.

Huda himself knows the figure of Faisal Basri as a senior, teachers as well as friends exchange ideas in every way.

"Goodbye Mr. Faisal Basri, Seniors, Teachers, Friends exchange ideas, role models for young researchers," he wrote on Whatsapp's status, Thursday.

According to Huda, the figure of Faisal Basri whom he knew was also one of the strongest against the oligarchy in Indonesia.

"At the most against our oligarchy for Mr. Faisal," he said

As previously reported, the sad news of Faisal Basri's death was confirmed by the Director of Indef Tauhid Ahmad.

"Yes, it's true (died), I got news from his son," he said when contacted by VOI, Thursday, September 5.

When asked further what caused Faisal Basri's death, Tauhid did not know for sure.

"I don't know yet. Here are 15 minutes to go there," he added.

Profile Faisal Basri

Faisal Basri was born on November 6, 1959 in Bandung. This Angkola-blooded man is one of the nephews of the late Indonesian Vice President Adam Malik.

Basri is the name of his father (Hasan Basri Batubara) whom he attached as a form of appreciation to his father.

Faisal Basri studied Bachelor of Economics, at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia and Master of Arts (MA) in the economic sector, at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, America in 1988.