JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko mourns the loss of the owner of PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk who is also a member of the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) Arifin Panigoro.

"Goodbye, Mr. Arifin Panigoro," said Moeldoko in his Instagram account @dr_moeldoko quoted in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, February 28.

Moeldoko said Arifin Panigoro was known as a businessman, movement figure and politician. As a politician, he added, Arifin Panigoro has shown his love for the Indonesian people.

"The political steps taken by the deceased show his love for the nation and respect for tolerance," he said. Oil and gas entrepreneur Arifin Panigoro died at the age of 76 in the United States, Sunday, February 27 at 02:29 Rochester Minneapolis time or Monday, February 28 at 03.29 WIB.

He breathed his last after receiving intensive care at a local hospital. The address for the funeral home is at Jalan Jenggala I Number 2, Jakarta.

Arifin is an Indonesian businessman of Gorontalo blood who is nicknamed the 'King of Indonesian Oil'.

He is also known as the founder and owner of MedcoEnergi which is the largest private oil and gas mining company in Indonesia.


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