Profile Of Faisal Basri, An Economist Who Loves Criticism Of Government Policy

INDEF Senior Economist, Faisal Basri. (Dok Photo. Antara)

YOGYAKARTA In this article, a profile will be discussed by Faisal Basri, a senior economist at Indef who often criticizes the government.

One of the scathing criticisms that Faisal recently conveyed was the question of downstream mining, especially nickel.

According to Faisal, most of the profits made from downstream nickel were not felt by Indonesia but flowed to China.

"90 percent (profit for downstream nickel-ed) ran to China," said Faisal at a seminar held by Indef in Jakarta last August.

In addition, he also criticized President Widodo's steps and his ministers who often voiced the achievement of nickel downstreaming. On the other hand, Indonesia actually only has a downstream policy and does not have an industrialization strategy. In fact, industrialization policies can increase added value in the country and strengthen industrial and economic structure.

Most recently, Faisal criticized the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Rail (KCJB) project. Based on Faisal's calculations, theUSH high-speed train can only return on investment after 139 years.

So, what is the figure of Faisal Basri like? Check out the information about his profile below.

Profile Faisal Basri is an academic, economist, and Indonesian politician. The owner of the real name Faisal Batubara was born on November 6, 1959 in Bandung.

He is the son of Hasan Basri Batubara. He is also the nephew of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Adam Malik.

Faisal Basri completed his undergraduate education at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia.

In 1988, Faisal won a Master of Arts in economics at Vanderbilt Universitu, Nashville, Tennessee.

According to the LPEM FEB UI page, Faisal Basri's academic career began in 1981. At that time, he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia. He holds the course of the Political Economy, International Economy, Development Economy, and the History of Economic Thoughts.

Apart from having experience as a lecturer, Faisal is also experienced in various academic leadership positions, such as the Head of the FEB UI ESP Department (Economics and Development Study) from 1995 to 1998 and the Chairman of the Jakarta National Economics College (STIE) (1999-2003). Faisal is also the founder of the Institute for Development of Economics & Finance (Indef) from 1995 to 2000.

Faisal is noted to be involved in the establishment of various institutions, such as the People's Trustees Council (Mara), the National Harkat Foundation, the Global Rescue Network, and the Indonesian Brightening Foundation.

In 2000, Faisal became a member of the Business Competition Supervision Commission (KPPU).

In the government sector, Faisal was a member of the 'World Economy Development' Team at Assistant II of the Coordinating Minister for EQUINE Affairs (1985-1987). He was also a member of the Indonesian Presidential Equity Assistance Team in 2000.

In October 2011, Fasial and Biem Benjamin advanced as Candidates for Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta through independent channels. However, they lost the election to Joko Widodo, Fauzi Bowo, and Hidayat Nur Wahid.

Next, in May 2023, Faisal Basri was asked by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Polhukam) Mahfud MD to become the Expert Team of the Money Laundering Task Force (TPPU Task Force).

Previously, Faisal had been involved in the establishment of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).

The following is a short biodata from Faisal Basri:

Full name: Faisal Basri

Place, date of birth: Bandung, November 6, 1959.

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