ABUSINESSMAN-turned-politician: that’s who Hatta Radjasa, born in South Sumatra on December 18, 1953, is. After receiving his degree in engineering from the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Hatta, with a few friends, went into the oil business. From 1982 to 1999, he was CEO of PT Artnagerhindo Group, and for 10 years before that, he was Technical Deputy Manager of PT Meta Epsi, an oil exploration company.

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