Following in the Master's Footsteps

Opportunity, some say, knocks only once. But just such an expression does not seem to apply to Aburizal Bakrie. Better known by his nickname Ical, Aburizal informed Tempo that he once rejected a president's offer to become minister. "I still wanted to be a businessman," said the 58-year-old who was born in Jakarta.

After leaving the business world—entrusting the management of his company to his siblings and children—he

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