Amran Sulaiman

Andi Amran Sulaiman (born 27 April 1968) is an Indonesian businessman and Minister of Agriculture, who has served under Joko Widodo's government from 27 October 2014 to 23 October 2019 and again since 25 October 2023. Prior to becoming minister, he was the leader of Tiran Group, a Makassar-based conglomerate operating mostly in Eastern Indonesia making him the wealthiest minister appointed to the new cabinet.

Amran Sulaiman
27th Minister of Agriculture
Assumed office
25 October 2023
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded bySyahrul Yasin Limpo
Arief Prasetyo Adi (acting)
In office
27 October 2014 – 21 October 2019
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded bySuswono
Succeeded bySyahrul Yasin Limpo
Personal details
Born (1968-04-27) 27 April 1968
Bone, Indonesia
SpouseMartati
Children4
Alma materHasanuddin University

Born in Bone, South Sulawesi, his education and the bulk of his career revolved around agriculture, with him being listed as a lecturer on agricultural sciences in the state-operated Hasanuddin University.

Personal life

Early life

Sulaiman was the third child of twelve from father Andi B. Sulaiman Dahlan Petta Linta, a veteran, and mother Andi Nurhadi Petta Bau. While he was born in Bone, he spent most of his early childhood in neighboring Barru where he lived for 7 years and first went to elementary school. Later, he returned to Bone where he finished his first 12 years of basic education, graduating from a state-funded high school in Lappariaja in 1989.[1][2]

Higher education

Upon the completion of his basic studies, Sulaiman studied agricultural science in Makassar's Hasanuddin University, starting in 1988 and obtaining his undergraduate degree in 1993. He would continue to obtain his master's and postgraduate degree from the same university in 2003 and 2012 respectively, all in the same subject.[3] He graduated with the maximum GPA, and patented multiple inventions which covered pest control.[4] He currently holds 5 patent rights, in addition to being listed as a lecturer at Hasanuddin.[5]

Family

He married Martati and the couple has four children – all with Andi as a first name. According to genealogical records, Sulaiman is a distant descendant of the 23rd king of Bone.[6]

His brother Andi Sudirman Sulaiman was elected vice governor of South Sulawesi in the 2018 election, as a deputy of Nurdin Abdullah.[7]

Career

Upon his graduation, Sulaiman worked for the Indonesian National Agricultural Company or PTPN (more precisely, PTPN XIV). He began his career as a head of field operations in a sugar factory in 1994, and was promoted 4 times throughout his first six years in the company, peaking as the chief of logistics. He resigned after 15 years. Later on, he founded his own business, beginning with his patent on rat poison (named "Tiran" as an acronym of Tikus diracun Amran i.e. Amran poisons rats) and expanded rapidly, covering 10 companies with combined annual revenues approaching US$1 billion by 2014. He received a civil award Satyalencana Pembangunan from Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2007.[8]

Joko Widodo announced his appointment as Minister of Agriculture on 26 October 2014, and he was sworn in the following day.[9] He was then the minister with the highest reported net worth, which was valued at Rp 330.8 billion (US$27.3 million) in November 2014.[10] His ministry's target was set as self-sufficiency in 4 key food commodities i.e. rice, corn, soybeans and sugar within 3 years in addition to improvements of irrigation systems in 11 Indonesian provinces.[11][12] He managed to survive two cabinet reshuffles by Widodo, which was done in 2015 and 2016 respectively despite initial rumors of his replacement.[13]

On 25 October 2023, Sulaiman replaced the position left by Syahrul Yasin Limpo as Minister of Agriculture for being a corruption case suspect.[14]

See also

References
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  2. Arsyan, Ilham (26 October 2014). "Ayah Amran Sulaiman Ternyata Seorang Tentara". Tribun Makassar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Andi Amran Sulaiman" (in Indonesian). Merdeka. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. "Amran Sulaiman: dari Racun Tikus ke Menteri". CNN Indonesia. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. "KABINET JOKOWI-JK: Amran Sulaiman, CEO & Anak Kolong Kini Jadi Mentan". Bisnis Indonesia (in Indonesian). 26 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. "Andi Amran Sulaiman". tirto.id (in Indonesian). tirto.id.
  7. Abdurrahman, Muhammad Nur (7 October 2017). "Nurdin Abdullah Pilih Adik Mentan Jadi Wakilnya di Pilgub Sulsel". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. Panga, Nurhaya J. (28 October 2014). "Mengenal lebih jauh Amran, wirausahawan yang kini menjabat Mentan". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. Subagyo (26 October 2014). "Menteri Pertanian dijabat Amran Sulaiman". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. Bata, Anselmus (14 March 2016). "Menteri Pertanian Andi Amran Terkaya di Kabinet Kerja". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  11. Yulisman, Linda (29 October 2014). "New minister promises self-sufficiency in food". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  12. "3 Tahun Tak Capai Swasembada Pangan, Jokowi: Saya Ganti Menterinya". DetikCom (in Indonesian). 9 December 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  13. "Menteri Amran, Aman dari Reshuffle Setelah Dipuji Jokowi". DetikCom (in Indonesian). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  14. "Jokowi Inaugurates Amran Sulaiman As Minister Of Agriculture To Replace Syahrul Yasin Limpo". VOI. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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