THE GODFATHER FROM MAKASSAR
Jusuf Kalla developed his determination and discretion from his parents. He was always protected by his father.
June 30, 2009
TO his parents, Muhammad Jusuf Kalla was like a crown prince. Ever since elementary school, this presidential candidate from the Golkar Party was given special attention to manage the business founded by his father, Haji Kalla, at a young age. At about the age of 15, Kalla senior, whose parents had already passed away, made some money as a traveling textile salesman, traveling from village to village on horseback. He then opened a kiosk in Pasar
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