Fadel Muhammad

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Fadel Muhammad Al-Haddar
Portrait of Fadel Muhammad as member of DPD RI
Deputy Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office October 3, 2019 Serving with show List Ahmad Basarah Ahmad Muzani Lestari Moerdijat Hidayat Nur Wahid Jazilul Fawaid Zulkifli Hasan Syarief Hasan Arsul Sani
Speaker	Bambang Soesatyo
Preceded by	Oesman Sapta Odang
Parliamentary group	Regional Representative Council
Senator of the Republic of Indonesia from Gorontalo
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2019 Serving with show List Abdurrahman Abubakar Bahmid Dewi Sartika Hemeto Rahmijati Jahja
Speaker	La Nyalla Mattalitti
Preceded by	Hana Hasanah Shahab
Constituency	Gorontalo
Majority	166,043
Member of People's Representative Council
In office October 1, 2014 – October 1, 2019
Speaker	Setya Novanto Ade Komarudin Bambang Soesatyo
Parliamentary group	Golkar
Constituency	Gorontalo
Majority	163,054
4th Minister of Maritime and Fisheries of Indonesia
In office October 22, 2009 – October 19, 2011
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Freddy Numberi
Succeeded by	Sharif Cicip Sutardjo
1st
In office September 12, 2001 – October 21, 2009
President	Megawati Soekarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Tursandy Alwi (acting)
Succeeded by	Gusnar Ismail
Personal details
Born	Fadel Muhammad (1952-05-20) May 20, 1952 (age 69) Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesia
Political party	Independent (2018–present)
Other political affiliations	Golkar (1989–2018)
Spouse(s)	Astrid Fadel Muhammad (divorced) Hana Hasanah Shahab
Children	6
Parents	Salamah binti Salim (mother) Muhammad bin Muchsin Al Hadar (father)
Residence	Setiabudi, South Jakarta
Education	Bandung Institute of Technology (1973–1978) Gadjah Mada University (2006–2007)
Occupation	Politician businessman intellectual
Net worth	Rp 113,8 billion
Awards	Satyalancana Pembangunan
Organization	Alkhairaat[1]

Fadel Muhammad Alhaddar (Arabic: فاضل محمد الهدار‎, romanized: Fāḍel Muḥammad al-Haddār, Arabic pronunciation: [faːdˤel muħammad al-haddaːr]; born May 20, 1952) is an Indonesian politician and businessman of Arab-Indonesian descent. He was appointed as the governor of the then-newest Indonesian province, Gorontalo, for the period 2001–2006. In 2006, he won the first Gorontalo gubernatorial election, making him governor until 2011. On October 22, 2009, he was chosen and inaugurated as the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and terminated on October 19, 2011, replaced by , His Colleague in Golkar Party.

Education and career[]

During his study at the department of engineering physics,^[2] Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), he was actively involved in various student bodies and was honored with an Outstanding Student award in 1975.

After obtaining his degree in 1978, he entered the business world and together with a few fellow graduates set up a pioneering engineering company, PT Bukaka Teknik Utama, Tbk.. The company, which first manufactured fire trucks and construction equipment, has expanded and diversified to become a leader in the Indonesian engineering and manufacturing industry. And today, the company, which became a publicly listed company in 1994, is concentrating on infrastructure sectors, especially in the field of energy, transportation, and telecommunication.

After having completely resigned his presidency from Bukaka Group in 1997, he became the owner of GEMA Group holding some joint venture companies such as PT Bayer Urethanes Indonesia (polyol manufacturer), PT Gema SemCorp Engineering (steel fabricator), PT Dowell Anadrill Schlumberger (cementing services and rental equipment for drilling on oil and gas), plus the publishing companies Warta Ekonomi and Mobil Motor. He was also President Commissioner of INTAN Group (Insurances).

He has attended various seminars and conferences on management, finance, economics, engineering, in Indonesia and overseas. He was also a vice president of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN).

Since 1992, he has been appointed as a member of MPR-RI (People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia), and he was also elected as the Chief Treasurer of Golkar Party.

On December 10, 2001, he was appointed as the governor of Gorontalo Province for the period 2001–2006, and in 2006 he won the Gorontalo gubernatorial election, making him governor until 2011.^[3] After his inauguration as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on October 22, 2009,^[4] he appointed Deputy Governor Gusnar Ismail to replace him as Governor of Gorontalo until 2011.

In 2007 he accomplished his doctorate in public administration, magna cum laude, from University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta^[5] From 2009 to 2011, he was pointed as Minister of Maritime and Fisheries Affairs.

References[]

External links[]

• Fadel Muhammad in TokohIndonesia.com
• Provinsi Gorontalo