SYAFRUDDIN Umar was not popular in his hometown of Parepare, South Sulawesi. Besides his family, only a few people claim to know this eldest of nine siblings. Syafruddin is the son of Umar Lahade, a known shipping industry businessman. As a child, Syafruddin was tenacious and diligent in helping his parents. “I separated from him only after he went to college in Makassar,” said Umar Lahade.

Syafruddin spent elementary school through high sch