The ‘Tin Man’ and a French-Educated Academic
The new additions to the cabinet come from diverse backgrounds. One manufactured cookware, while another was a supplier to an oil company. Here are their profiles:
May 15, 2007
Jusman Syafii Djamal 53 years old Minister of Transpormation
The young girl’s 14th birthday was truly a special event. On Sunday two weeks ago, at sundown, when all of her friends had gathered at the Parijs van Java Mall in Bandung, the cellphone of her father Jusman Syafii Djamal, rang. “Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi is calling,” said Jusman. He had been asked to come to the President’s private residence in Cikeas that very night. Th
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