This Is The Reason Anies Appointed Sudirman Said As The President Commissioner Of Transjakarta

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan / DOK PRIVATE PROVINCE OF DKI

JAKARTA - Acting Head of the Regional Owned Enterprises Development Agency (BP BUMD) Budi Purnama explained the reason why DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan appointed Sudirman Said as President Commissioner of PT Transjakarta.

Budi said that Sudirman Said was deemed worthy of serving as Komut Transjakarta because he had experience in a number of companies, including the President Director of PT Pindad (Persero), and the President Commissioner of PT Food Station, which also owns DKI.

"Mr. Sudirman Said has experience in several companies. Once in energy, once at Pindad. So, he must be considered to have the capacity to be able to help jointly advance Transjakarta," said Budi when contacted, Friday, March 18.

Budi explained that Sudirman Said's role as the President Commissioner of Transjakarta was to supervise and advise the board of directors. Moreover, Sudirman Said also did not work alone.

"There are other committees. Moreover, as the main commissioner, general policy directions must be conveyed by him. He also used to be a manager in a large company. Definitely not something new," he explained.

For information, Anies appointed Sudirman Said as Komut Transjakarta. Sudirman Said replaces Jaswandi who has served as Komut Transjakarta since August 2019.

Said's appointment as Komut Transjakarta was recently decided based on the results of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (RUPS LB) which was held at DKI Jakarta City Hall today.

Sudirman Said was Minister and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia in the 2014-2016 Working Cabinet, the same period as Anies Baswedan when he served as Minister of Education and Culture, before finally being reshuffled.

Then, Sudirman Said has also been the head of the Anies-Sandiaga synchronization team since the two of them started serving as Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI in 2017.