Profile Of Anthony Salim, Conglomerate Called Borong Bond Patriot Bond Rp3 Trillion

YOGYAKARTA In this article, Anthony Salim's profile will be discussed, this figure is said to be included in the list of 46 conglomerates who bought Patriot Bond with a total value of IDR 51.75 trillion.

Please note, Patriot Bond is a bond issued by the Anagata Nusantara Resources Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara). Danantara first explained this bond in a document entitled Danantara Diaries which was released on August 26, 2025.

Nah, dalam daftar pembeli Patriot Bond yang viral di media sosial, Anthony Salim termasuk salah satu investor terbesar. Ia menghabiskan kocek hingga Rp3 triliun untuk membeli surat utang tersebut.

Regarding the viral list of conglomerates participating in Patriot Bond, Danantara said that the list was not official information.

"Until now, no announcement has been made," said MD Global Relations and Governance Danantara Mohamad Al-Arief in Danantara's official statement, quoted Monday, October 6, 2025.

Profile Of Anthoni Salim

Profile of Antony Salim alias Liem Hong Sien is the leader of the Salim Group, a large conglomerate engaged in various sectors, such as food, beverages, energy, and infrastructure.

The name Anthony Salim was once included in the 10 most influential Business Figures in 2005 according to Warta Ekonomi. The award was pinned to him after successfully reusing the Salim Group after the 1998 economic crisis.

During the monetary crisis, Salim Group, founded by Anthony's father, namely Sudono Salim alias Liem Sioe Liong, bears a debt of IDR 55 trillion.

To escape debt bondage, Anthony who was appointed as the cultivator of the Salim Group must sell several large assets that are the core business, namely PT Indocement Tunggal Perkasa, PT BCA, and PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional.

Interestingly, Anthony still maintains Indofood Sukses Makmur which produces instant noodles and Bogasari Flour Mills as the producer of flour. These two companies are the largest instant noodles and wheat flour producers in the world.

In 2005, PT Indofood, which was included in the Salim Group conglomerate, collaborated with Nestle SAS through a joint venture company called PT Nestle Indofood Citara Rasa Indonesia (NICI) to produce food suppliers and expand their culinary product market in Indonesia.

Anthony's strategy is effective. In 2009, PT Indofood managed to record a net profit with a fantastic value of IDR 2 trillion.

In 2018, the two companies agreed to end the joint venture for commercial reasons. After that, Indofood took over all of NICI's shares.

Anthony's expertise in doing business is not only a derivative of his father. Anthony Salim is a graduate of North East Surrey College of Technology in England majoring in business concentrations.

At the age of 25, Anthony married Siti Margareth Jusuf. From that marriage, they were blessed with three children, namely Axton Salim (1979), Astrid Salim (1983), and Alston Salim (1987).

Anthony Salim's latest profile is listed as Chairman of First Pacific Company Ltd, President Director of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk and PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk, Allianz SE International Advisory Board, President Commissioner of PT Fastfood Indonesia Tbk (KFC), and a number of other companies.