Just like Bob Hasan, who is frequently referred to as ‘King of the Jungle,’ Prajogo Pangestu has been dubbed ‘Lord of the Forest’ by the Far Eastern Economic Review. Timber and forests constitute his principal business, one as varied as it is vast.

Prajogo’s business history is a tale of rags to riches. Setting out in life as a salted fish vendor in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, he rose in meteoric fashion to become th