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Behind the Sudden Change of the Finance Minister

Monday, September 15, 2025

President Prabowo Subianto dismissed Sri Mulyani from the cabinet and appointed Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as Finance Minister. He was not the only candidate.

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Sri Mulyani Indrawati was in a meeting with senior officials of the Finance Ministry in Jakarta on Monday afternoon, September 8, 2025, when her aide hurried toward her. He handed a phone and a slip of paper with an important message: “There is a call from the Palace.”

The call had first gone to Sri Mulyani’s private number, but she missed it while leading the meeting. On the other end of the line, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra

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Caesar Akbar, Fransisca Christy Rosanna, Ilona Esterina, Eka Yudha, and Dede Leni Mardianti contributed to the writing of this article. 

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