Profile Of Simon Mantiri, Prabowo's Close Friend Who Was Appointed As President Director Of Pertamina To Replace Nicke Widyawati

President Director of PT Pertamina Simon Aloysius Mantiri together with former President Director of PT Pertamina Nicke Widyawati in handing over the GMS decree in Jakarta. (Photo: ANTARA)

The General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) decided to reshuffle the board of directors and commissioners of PT Pertamina (Persero).

The seat of President Director of Pertamina, which was previously occupied by Nicke Widyawati, is now being held by President Prabowo's confidant, Simon Mantiri.

Previously, Simon served as President Commissioner (Komut) of Pertamina replacing Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok.

Ahok himself resigned from the position of Komut Pertamina since February 2 because he supported one of the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs number three in the 2024 presidential election.

Simon is a politician from the Gerindra Party, and one of Prabowo's confidants.

In the party structure, he served as the Central Executive Board (DPP).

Simon is known to have stretched the role of the fans in Prabowo and Gibran's victory in the 2024 General Election.

Before entering politics, Simon served as a Personal Assistant Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at PT Nusantara Energy Indonesia (NEI).

PT Nusantara Energy is one of the subsidiaries of the Nusantara Group.

Prabowo's company is engaged in mining.

The NEI portfolio includes broad industrial spectra such as mining services, construction, bulk sea transportation, labor supply, and renewable energy.