Sandiaga uno biography definition

Indonesian politician and businessman

In this Indonesian name, the surname is Uno.

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno (born 28 June ) is an Indonesian businessman, investor and politician who served as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy from to Prior to that, he was the Deputy Governor of Jakarta, elected along with Anies Baswedan in the Jakarta gubernatorial election after defeating incumbent pair Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (widely known as "Ahok") and Djarot Saiful Hidayat.

Sandiaga uno biography definition

He resigned the office to run as Prabowo Subianto's running mate for the Indonesian presidential election.

A graduate of George Washington University, Sandiaga worked for several companies and rose in rank before founding his own business, which led him to become one of the richest people in Indonesia.

In , he resigned from his companies to join Gerindra. Upon his candidacy as vice president, he also renounced his membership in Prabowo's Gerindra as part of the deal with coalition parties.^[