Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that include the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and MetroTV, a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory board of the Golkar Party, currently the second biggest political party in Indonesia. He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the Nasdem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat) on 26 July 2011.
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2nd Chairman of the Nasdem Party | |
Assumed office 25 January 2013 | |
Preceded by | Patrice Rio Capella |
Head of the Golkar Advisory Board | |
In office 19 December 2004 – 8 October 2009 | |
Chairman | Jusuf Kalla |
Succeeded by | Akbar Tandjung |
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Born | Surya Dharma Paloh 16 July 1951 Kutaraja, Aceh, Indonesia |
Political party | NasDem |
Other political affiliations | Golkar (1968–2011) |
Spouse | Rosita Barack (m. 1984) |
Children | Prananda Surya Paloh |
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External links
- (in Indonesian) Surya Paloh Archived November 21, 2006, at archive.today