These are 5 smart people who help Luhut press Covid-19 in 2 weeks

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, received a special assignment from President Joko Widodo. The General (ret) of the Indonesian Army was asked to lower the transmission rate of Covid-19 in the next two weeks.

Luhut admitted that he was not an epidemiologist. However, he said he was a good manager. According to him, he will be assisted by smart people to carry out the task of reducing the Covid-19 outbreak, which continues to set new records.

One of the names mentioned by Luhut is Monica. At a virtual press conference on Friday (9/18/2020), Luhut repeatedly mentioned Monica’s name.

“I’m not an epidemiologist, that’s true, but I was helped by a lot of smart people, young epidemiologists like Monica, who came from UI and graduated from Harvard in epidemiology. So quality people help me. I’m just a coach. I think I can say that I’m a good coach, “Luhut said at the press conference.

Monica Nirmala graduated from the University of Indonesia School of Dentistry in 2010. She served with the Alam Sehat Lestari Foundation (ASRI), as a dentist and was an executive director before finally leading the Master of Public Health at Harvard University.

In addition to Monica, Luhut said that there were several smart people who would help her suppress the transmission of Covid-19. In a discussion with graduate students from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Indonesia last week, there were at least four people.

“Besides Monica, I was also assisted by Jona from UI, Nando from ITB, Seto from UI and Purbaya from UI as well,” he said.

According to the information received Deal, Jona has the full name Jona Widhagdo Putri. Per account Linkedin, Jona graduated in Business Administration from the University of London.

Then he briefly continued his studies in Beijing in the fields of Economics, Commerce and Languages, with a Master of Art. In addition, she did a doctorate at Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Currently, he is a professor in the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, UI. Jona was a consultant, translator and interpreter in several languages. He is seen as the translator of President Joko Widodo with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Meanwhile, Nando has the full name of Hernando Wahyono, an ITB graduate with a major in Electrical Engineering. He briefly completed a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA), Economic Policy and Management at the University of Colombia.

Nando had worked at PT Nikko Securities Indonesia as an analyst (2015-2016). Subsequently, he moved to the Presidential General Staff Office when Luhut was its Chief of Staff.

When Luhut was appointed Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments, Nando was appointed as an expert staff from 2017 to the present.

Monica Nirmala, Staff Member of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan – aminef.or.id

Meanwhile, Seto has the name Septian Hario Seto. He graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting from UI in 2006. In addition, Seto had completed a postgraduate degree at SKEMA Business Scholl with a Master of International Finance.

He had worked with several companies such as PWC as an energy and mining auditor, PT Cardig Air Services, PT Principia Management Group and PT Toba Bara Sejahtera, a company owned by Luhut B Pandjaitan.

Seto was appointed Special Personnel to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments in 2018. Most recently, he was appointed Millennial Commissioner at PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.

Last is Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. It is spelled the right hand of Luhut Pandjaitan. He is currently Deputy for Coordination of Maritime Sovereignty and Energy. Previously, he also joined Luhut in the Presidential Personnel Office.

Recently, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Reserve Guarantee Board (LPS). He will replace Halim Alamsyah, who completed his term on September 25, 2020.

Purbaya currently also serves as the commissioner of PT Inalum (Persero), which is the mining holding company BUMN or MIND ID. The holding company is run by PT Aneka Tambang Tbk. (SMTA), PT Timah Tbk. (TINS), PT Bukit Asam Tbk. (PTBA) and PT Freeport Indonesia

Purbaya graduated from ITB in Electrical Engineering and obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University, Indiana, USA.

His professional career includes having been Head of the Danareksa Research Institute, Special Personnel of the Coordinating Minister of Economy and Director of PT Danareksa (Persero).

The coordinating minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, delivered material when he was a speaker at the Indonesian Maritime Diplomacy in Jakarta on Friday (2/22/2019). – ANTARA / Hafidz Mubarak A.

According to Bisnis’ records, in 2015, Luhut Panjaitan, who served as the Presidential Chief of Staff, appointed Purbaya as Vice President of the General Staff. Purbaya’s prowess made him directly chosen by Luhut.

According to Luhut, Purbaya has been actively helping the Jokowi campaign through the Bravo Lima Team, a volunteer wing for Jokowi supporters led by Luhut.

Luhut admitted that Purbaya became a controversy because many people questioned his position as a member of the Coordinating Team of Experts for the Hatta Rajasa Economy in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s cabinet.

“Professionally he helped Hatta, but during the campaign he had helped Jokowi, but he was not visible,” Luhut said at the time.