This Big Indonesian Businessman is Confident that Prabowo-Gibran Will Win the Presidential Election News – 3 hours ago

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party Advisory Board and national businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo is confident that the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka pair will win in the 2024 presidential election. He conveyed this after the Gerindra Party national leadership meeting at The Darmawangsa Jakarta, Monday (23/10/2023).

“Definitely win,” he said.

Prabowo Subianto’s younger brother thinks that Prabowo and Gibran are a very suitable couple. He said Prabowo was a representative of a senior leader with a wealth of experience. Meanwhile, Gibran represents young people who are full of innovation and new thinking.

“I think this is extraordinary, a top combination,” he said.

The Gerindra Party and the parties that are members of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition, namely PAN, Golkar, Democrat, PBB and Gelora, officially nominated Prabowo-Gibran as the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair in the 2024 presidential election. Gibran’s name was announced after a meeting of the general chairmen of the supporting Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) party. Prabowo in Kartanegera, Sunday (22/10) evening.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo is Prabowo’s younger brother who has been involved in the business world for a long time and has earned IDR 10 trillion. His name started to become famous after he succeeded in establishing the first cement factory with the Indocement brand.

Not only cement, Hashim is also listed in other business sectors. It is known that he owns PT Tidar Kerinci Agung which plays in the palm oil industry. Then, there is PT Prahabima which owns the Asian Development Bank. There is also PT Tirtamas Majutama which operates in the fields of resources, manufacturing and trade. Lastly he owns PT Bank Universal and PT Ina Persada.

Hashim’s business also extends overseas. It is known that Hashim once owned oil fields in Kazakhstan and black gold wells in Azerbaijan and the United States.

Now, all his businesses are under the auspices of the Arsari Group, which was founded in 2013. Thanks to his large business network, Hashim was named by Forbes as the 40th richest person in Indonesia with assets of US$ 685 million or Rp. 10.4 trillion.

Not only focusing on business, Hashim is now expanding into the political and philanthropic sectors. In politics, he became a senior member of the Gerindra Party, which made him Indonesia’s richest politician. Meanwhile, as a philanthropist, he is active in the rehabilitation of Sumatran tigers and saving historical objects abroad.

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