Four Special Staff Of Erick Thohir At The Ministry Of BUMN

BUMN Minister Erick Thohir (Twitter / @ alphacharlie)

JAKARTA - State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Minister Erick Thohir has again added personnel to his ministry. Now Erick has appointed four special staff who have various backgrounds ranging from professors, BUMN commissioners to politicians, to work with him.

Erick Thohir appointed Prof. Muhammad Ikhsan, Prof. Nanang Pamuji, Arya Sinulingga, and Anhar Adel as Special Staff to the Minister of BUMN. "The four Stafsus have passed the President's approval and are in accordance with applicable regulations," said Erick from the statement received by VOI, Saturday (9/11/2019).

Erick Thohir stated that the four Special Staff who were appointed would help him professionally and certainly would not overlap with existing ranks of officials or employees at the BUMN Ministry.

"They will even help so that the acceleration we are doing can be on the track and according to the target set," said Erick Thohir.

Following are the profiles of four special staff of Erick Thohir at the Ministry of BUMN:

Prof. Muhammad Ikhsan

He is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia. Previously, he served as Special Staff to the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla. He is trusted as a Special Staff who provides input related to macroeconomics.

This 55-year-old man completed his bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Economics at UI, then continued his master's program at Vanderblit University, Department of Economics Concentration: International Monetary Economics USA, and earned his PhD in 1998 from the University of Illinois USA, the Department of Economics with a concentration in development economics and international economy.

Prof. Nanang Pamuji

He is a Professor at Gajah Mada University. He is trusted to provide input and suggestions so that BUMNs build management talent and increase innovation in the era of disruption.

In addition, Nanang is also a commissioner at PT. Krakatau Steel, since 2017.

Dr. Nanang Pamuji Mugasejati, Executive Director of CfDS will attend the Expert's Meeting on Digital Diplomacy which will be held by CfDS later. pic.twitter.com/r0CefrARO1

- CfDS UGM (cfds_ugm) May 4, 2017

Anhar Adel

He is the President Commissioner and concurrently the Independent Commissioner of PT Djakarta Lloyd. Anhar will assist the SOE Minister regarding institutional relations and with the Ministry so that synergies with other institutions are maintained.

During the leadership of minister Rini, Adel was also the Main Secretary of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

Arya Sinulingga

Arya Sinulingga as a TKN spokesperson (Wardhany / VOI)

He is a former spokesman for the Jokowi-Ma'ruf National Campaign Team (TKN). Arya is also listed as Chairman of the DPP Perindo and promised to resign from his position when appointed as Special Staff of the Minister of BUMN. By Erick Thohir, Arya is trusted as the Spokesperson for the Minister of BUMN.

Arya is known to have a series of experiences in the world of public communication. He worked for 12 years at MNC, starting from the Corporate Secretary of Indovision, to becoming a Director at Global TV, Director at MNC Investama, Deputy President Director of iNews TV and most recently serving as Director of Holding MNC Tbk.

Previously, Erick Thohir had just decided the division of tasks for the two Deputy Ministers, namely Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Kartika Wirjoatmodjo. This division of tasks is Decree of the Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Number: SK-263 / MBU / 10/2019 concerning the Division of State-Owned Enterprises which is coordinated by the Deputy Minister for State-Owned Enterprises.

Based on the official statement of the Ministry of BUMN, Sunday (3/11), Deputy Minister of BUMN I Budi Gunadi Sadikin fostered BUMN in the pharmaceutical sector, survey services, energy, mining, strategic industries, and the media. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister for BUMN II Kartiko Wirjoatmodjoo fostered BUMN in the agro-industrial sector, areas, logistics, tourism, financial services, construction, consulting services, transportation facilities and infrastructure.