JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono revealed that he would become a lecturer when he retired from his position as minister.
The subjects to be looked at are hydrogeological. For information, hydrogeological is the science that studies the distribution and movement of groundwater and rocks in the earth's crust.
"I want to teach just one lesson. Hydrogeology," he said when met at the PUPR Ministry Auditorium, Saturday, September 21.
However, Basuki was reluctant to elaborate further on the location where he taught when he stepped down later.
"Wherever," he added.
Basuki was also reluctant to give an answer when asked if he was still the Acting Head of the IKN Authority (OIKN).
"I don't understand, don't ask me. Assalamualaikum," he continued.
Meanwhile, Basuki Hadimuljono became Minister of PUPR for two periods of President Jokowi's administration or since 2014. Basuki is also President Jokowi's confidant in building the capital city of the archipelago (IKN) in East Kalimantan.
Later, after the Head of the IKN Authority Bambang Susantono resigned in June 2024, Basuki was appointed by Jokowi as the Acting Head of the IKN Authority.
He is an official who started his career as a civil servant (PNS) of the Ministry of Public Works. At that time, he was still 25 years old.
In this agency, Basuki had the opportunity to continue his education to master and doctoral levels with scholarships at Colorado State University, United States.
The man who was born in Surakarta, November 5, 1954, completed his master's education at the age of 35 and earned a doctorate at 38 years.
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After that, he returned to Indonesia and took up several important positions. Starting from the Head of the Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of Public Works for the 2005-2007 period.
After more than 31 years of devoteing himself to the Ministry of Public Works, Jokowi finally appointed Basuki as Minister of Public Works and Public Housing in 2014 in the Jokowi-Jusuf Kalla Working Cabinet.
Showing his optimal performance, Basuki was again trusted by Jokowi to become Minister of PUPR for Jokowi Ma'ruf Amin's cabinet for the 2019-2024 period.
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