Profile Of Maruarar Sirait, Head Of The Anti-Football Task Force In Indonesia, This Is The Action

Profile Maruarar Sirait (ANTARA PHOTO/Dhemas Reviyanto)

YOGYAKARTA - Maruarar Sirait was appointed by PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir to become the Head of the Anti-Football Task Force (Satgas) Team. Maruarar Sirati is not a new person in the world of domestic sports, because he often makes youth and sports movements. The public is curious about Maruarar Sirait's background and profile.

Erick Thohir continues to focus on improving and developing more advanced Indonesian football. One of them is by forming the Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force to eradicate corruption and match-fixing in the world of Indonesian football. Erick also chose the FAIR Sirait as the Head of the Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force.

"This morning I was summoned by the President, in addition to reporting the readiness of the U-17 World Cup and the plan to lay the first stone for the PSSI national training center at IKN, I was specifically ordered to pay serious attention to the practice of match arrangements and the football mafia," said Erick Thohir at a press conference.

Apart from Maruarar Sirait, the Anti-Football Task Force Team will also involve several figures such as Najwa Shihab, Akmal Marhali, and Ardan Adip Perdana as members. So what is the profile of Maruarar Sirait and his actions like?

Maruarar Sirait was born in Medan, on December 23, 1969. Despite being born in North Sumatra, Maruarar Sirait underwent childhood in Jakarta, receiving education at SD PKSD VI Jakarta. Then he continued his studies at SMP Ora et Labora and SMA Negeri 47 Jakarta.

After graduating from high school, Maruarar Sirait continued his studies at the Parahyangan University FISIP. During his college days, Maruarar became an active student with the Indonesian Christian Student Movement organization. In addition, he is also a member of the Unpar Student Regiment. Maruarar also holds the position of manager of the Unpar Student Family Cooperative (KKBM).

From various activities that were carried out as activists, Maruarar Sirait was interested in entering politics. In 1999, Maruarar officially joined the PDI-P following in his father's footsteps, Sabam Sirait.

Maruarar Sirait is a party member who often creates critical ideas. During the 2024 General Election, Maruarar ran for a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives and was successfully elected.

Maruarar Sirait is believed to be a member of Commission XI who focuses on Finance, Development Planning, and Banking of the DPR RI for the 2004-2009 term. He was re-elected as a member of the DPR for the 2009-2014 and 2014-2019 periods.

Known as an old politician in the red party, Maruarar Sirait was also trusted to be the Treasurer of the West Java PDI-P DPD and the Chairperson of the PDI-P DPP in the Youth, Student and Sports Sector for the 2005-2010 and 2010-2015 periods.

While sitting in Senayan, Maruarar Sirait became a fairly vocal figure. In 2010, he even received an award from Charta Politica as the most prominent figure in the mass media.

After no longer occupying the legislative seat, Maruarar is still actively initiating social movements. Maruarar has long been involved and carried out movements in the sports sector. In 2008, Maruarar as Chair of the DPP held sporting events, one of which was the National Futsal Megawati Cup Championship in Surabaya.

Maruarar has also established a TMP football school (SSB) which is open to the public and free. Maruarar was also trusted to be the Chair of the 2015 President's Cup Steering Committee (SC). He even became the President's Cup SC for the next three events, namely in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

That is the review of Maruarar Sirait's profile as the head of the Anti-Mafia Football Task Force. As the head of the Task Force, he is expected to be able to oversee or accompany Indonesian football to be more advanced.

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