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Sandiaga Uno
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Uno in 2024
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| 13th Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy | |
| In office 23 December 2020 – 20 October 2024 |
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| President | Joko Widodo |
| Deputy | Angela Tanoesoedibjo |
| Preceded by | Wishnutama |
| Succeeded by | Widiyanti Putri Teuku Riefky Harsya |
| 14th Vice Governor of Jakarta | |
| In office 16 October 2017 – 18 September 2018 |
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| Governor | Anies Baswedan |
| Preceded by | Djarot Saiful Hidayat |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Riza Patria |
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| Born | 28 June 1969 Rumbai, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia |
| Political party | PPP |
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| Spouse |
Nur Asia
(m. 1996) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Wichita State University (BBA) George Washington University (MBA) Pelita Harapan University (PhD) |
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Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno (born 28 June 1969) is an Indonesian businessman, investor, and politician. He served as the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy from 2020 to 2024. Before this, he was the Deputy Governor of Jakarta. He was elected to this role with Anies Baswedan in 2017. Later, he stepped down to run for Vice President in the 2019 election.
Sandiaga Uno studied at George Washington University. He worked for several companies and became very successful. He then started his own businesses. This helped him become one of the richest people in Indonesia. In 2015, he left his business roles to join the Gerindra political party.
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Business Career
Sandiaga Uno finished his studies at Wichita State University in 1990. He earned his MBA from George Washington University in 1992. He started his career at Summa Bank in 1990. In 1994, he became an investment manager at MP Group Holding Limited. The next year, he worked for NTI Resources Ltd in Canada. He was an Executive Vice President there. The 1997 financial crisis greatly affected NTI Resources Ltd. This led to the company closing down, and Sandiaga lost his job.
Starting New Companies
In 1997, Sandiaga Uno co-founded PT. Recapital Advisors. He started this company with a friend from high school, Rosan Roeslani. The next year, he co-founded Saratoga Capital with Edwin Soeryadjaya. Both of these businesses are still successful today.
In 2009, Forbes magazine listed him as the 29th richest person in Indonesia. He kept growing his businesses. In May 2011, he bought a large part (51%) of Mandala Airlines. In 2013, Forbes listed him as the 47th richest person in Indonesia.
Political Career
Sandiaga Uno decided to leave the business world in mid-2015. He wanted to enter politics. From April to July 2015, he officially resigned from many positions. These were in 16 companies under Saratoga and Recapital. He joined the Gerindra party as a vice chairman. This was a high-ranking position. His name began to be considered for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.
Running for Office
In late 2015, groups of volunteers started to support him. One group was called "Sahabat Sandiaga Uno" (Friends of Sandiaga Uno). He began visiting many places in Jakarta. In early 2016, he increased these visits. With his supporters, he visited up to 7 different places a day. This continued for six months, from February to August 2016.
News spread that he might run for governor. In August 2016, there was talk of seven political parties forming a big group to support a candidate. However, this did not happen. The ruling PDI-P party decided to support the current governor, Ahok. Other parties like Golkar, Hanura, and Nasdem also supported Ahok.
The Democratic Party, PAN, PKB, and PPP then announced their plan. They decided to nominate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono for governor. He is the son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The remaining parties, Gerindra and PKS, stayed together. They chose former Education Minister Anies Baswedan as their candidate. Sandiaga Uno became his running mate. Sandiaga said he suggested Baswedan to Prabowo. He felt Baswedan was a good fit for the role.
Deputy Governor and Presidential Election
After winning the election, Sandiaga Uno became Deputy Governor on 16 October 2017. In 2018, he decided to run as Prabowo Subianto's running mate. This was for the 2019 Indonesian presidential election. He resigned from his Deputy Governor office on 10 August 2018. His resignation became official on 18 September 2018.
After the 2019 election, Sandiaga Uno did not hold a public office for some time. On 22 December 2020, he was appointed as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. He rejoined the Gerindra party after this. However, he resigned from Gerindra again on 24 April 2023. He then joined the PPP on 14 June 2023.
Teaching and Health
There were reports that Sandiaga Uno was appointed as a "distinguished research professor" at George Washington University. He clarified that this title was for his work in entrepreneurship research. It was not for teaching.
On 7 December 2020, Sandiaga Uno and his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
Honours
Star of Mahaputera, 3rd Class (Indonesian: Bintang Mahaputera Utama) (14 August 2024)
