Sandiaga Uno
{{short description|Indonesian politician and businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Family name hatnote|Uno|lang=Indonesian}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sandiaga Uno
| image = Creative, Sustainable ASEAN Sandiaga Uno (53858559009) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Uno in 2024
| office = 13th Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy
| term_start = 23 December 2020
| term_end = 20 October 2024
| president = Joko Widodo
| predecessor = Wishnutama
| successor = Widiyanti Putri
Teuku Riefky Harsya
| 1blankname = Deputy
| 1namedata = Angela Tanoesoedibjo
| office1 = 14th Vice Governor of Jakarta
| term_start1 = 16 October 2017
| predecessor1 = Djarot Saiful Hidayat
| successor1 = Ahmad Riza Patria
| governor1 = Anies Baswedan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1969|06|28}}
| birth_place = Rumbai, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
| birth_name =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Businessman|Investor|Politician}}
| nationality = Indonesian
| party = PPP
| otherparty = {{ubl|Gerindra (2015–18, 2019–23)|Independent (2018–2019)}}
| alma_mater = Wichita State University (BBA)
George Washington University (MBA)
Pelita Harapan University (PhD){{Cite web|url=https://pontianak.tribunnews.com/2018/08/28/cawapres-sandiaga-uno-ujian-disertai-s3-netizen-malah-singgung-jokowi-dan-sby|title=Cawapres Sandiaga Uno Ujian Disertai S3, Netizen Malah Singgung Jokowi dan SBY|website=Tribun Pontianak|accessdate=23 December 2020}}
| image_size = 220px
| spouse = {{marriage|Nur Asia|1996}}
| children = 3
}}
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno (born 28 June 1969) is an Indonesian businessman, investor and politician who served as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy from 2020 to 2024. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Governor of Jakarta, elected along with Anies Baswedan in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election after defeating incumbent pair Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (widely known as "Ahok") and Djarot Saiful Hidayat. He resigned the office to run as Prabowo Subianto's running mate for the 2019 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 2015, 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.{{cite web|title=Jadi Cawapres Prabowo, Sandiaga Keluar dari Gerindra |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2018/08/09/23573541/jadi-cawapres-prabowo-sandiaga-keluar-dari-gerindra|author1=Kristian Erdianto|author2= Dylan Aprialdo Rachman|access-date=21 January 2019 |trans-title=Becomes Prabowo's Running Mate, Sandiaga Exits Gerindra|quote=...Prabowo mengaku meminta Sandiaga untuk mundur sebagai kader Gerindra agar bisa diterima oleh dua parpol lain... [...Prabowo claimed to ask Sandiaga to renounce as Gerindra cadre to be accepted by two other parties...]|work=Kompas.com |date=9 August 2018 |language=id-ID}}
Business career
Sandiaga Uno graduated from Wichita State University in 1990 and from George Washington University with an MBA in 1992, paid by William Soerjadjaja, because his mother personally knew the Astra International group founder.{{Cite web|url=https://sandiagauno.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/sisi-kelam-pengusaha-muda-sandiaga-uno/|title=Sisi Kelam Pengusaha Muda Sandiaga Uno|date=23 May 2012|accessdate=23 December 2020}}{{better source needed|date=August 2018}} He began his career with Summa Bank in 1990. In 1994, he joined MP Group Holding Limited as an investment manager. The following year, he began working for NTI Resources Ltd in Canada and worked as an Executive Vice President in the company. The 1997 financial crisis hit NTI Resources Ltd hard and caused it to go into administration, leaving him unemployed.
In 1997, he co-founded PT. Recapital Advisors with his high school friend, Rosan Roeslani. the following year, he co-founded Saratoga Capital with Edwin Soeryadjaya, son of William Soerjadjaja. Both businesses continue to flourish today. Listed as 29th richest man in Indonesia according to Forbes magazine in 2009,{{cite news|language=id|last=Grahadyarini|first=BM Lukita|work=Kompas|date=4 September 2008|url=http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/09/04/0124478/kebangkitan.hidup.sandiaga.uno|title=Kebangkitan Hidup Sandiaga Uno|access-date=13 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905071646/http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/09/04/0124478/kebangkitan.hidup.sandiaga.uno|archive-date=5 September 2008}} he continued to grow his businesses, buying a controlling (51%) stake in Mandala Airlines{{cite news|url=http://www.detikfinance.com/read/2011/05/20/075823/1642986/4/sandiaga-uno-berharap-mandala-bisa-terbang-lagi-juni|title=Sandiaga Uno Berharap Mandala Bisa Terbang Lagi Juni|author=Suhendra|work=detikFinance|date=20 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521001839/http://us.detikfinance.com/read/2011/05/20/075823/1642986/4/sandiaga-uno-berharap-mandala-bisa-terbang-lagi-juni|archive-date=21 May 2011}} in May 2011. He was listed as 47th richest man in Indonesia according to Forbes in 2013.{{cite web|title=Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sandiaga-salahuddin-uno/|website=Forbes|access-date=15 February 2017}}
In 2016, his name appeared on the list of Panama Papers, although he denies he evaded taxes or broke the law.{{cite news|last1=Nailufar|first1=Nibras Nada|editor1-last=Djumena|editor1-first=Erlangga|title=Sandiaga Uno Benarkan Perusahaannya Ada di 'Panama Papers'|url=http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2016/04/06/12025491/Sandiaga.Uno.Benarkan.Perusahaannya.Ada.di.Panama.Papers.|access-date=24 January 2017|work=Kompas|date=6 April 2016|language=id}}
Political career
He decided to leave the business world, entering politics in mid-2015. In the period from April to July 2015, he officially resigned from various positions in 16 subsidiaries of Saratoga and Recapital.{{cite news|last1=Narita|first1=Indrastiti|editor1-last=Ali|editor1-first=Fidel|title=Sandiaga Uno Lepaskan 16 jabatan di Saratoga|url=http://bisniskeuangan.kompas.com/read/2015/06/04/094317026/Sandiaga.Uno.Lepaskan.16.jabatan.di.Saratoga|access-date=24 January 2017|work=Kompas|date=4 June 2015|language=id}} Joining the Gerindra party as vice chairman of the board of supervisors, he was catapulted to the second highest office after Prabowo.{{cite news|last1=Ningtyas|first1=Ika|title=Tinggalkan Bisnis, Sandiaga Uno Akhirnya Masuk Gerindra|url=https://m.tempo.co/read/news/2015/05/07/093664440/tinggalkan-bisnis-sandiaga-uno-akhirnya-masuk-gerindra|access-date=24 January 2017|work=Tempo|date=7 May 2015|language=id}} His name began to be considered by Gerindra to be nominated in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.
Late in 2015, several volunteer community support groups began to emerge, including "Sahabat Sandiaga Uno" (Friends of Sandiaga Uno or SSU).{{cite news|last1=Rudi|first1=Alsadad|editor1-last=Afrianti|editor1-first=Desy|title=Datang ke 'Car Free Day', Sandiaga Uno Sapa Pendukungnya|url=http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2015/10/11/09145001/Datang.ke.Car.Free.Day.Sandiaga.Uno.Sapa.Pendukungnya|access-date=24 January 2017|work=Kompas|date=11 October 2015|language=id}} He began making visits to various locations within Jakarta. In early 2016, Sandiaga Uno, with assistance of his supporters, began to intensify visits to various locations in Jakarta. Performing visits to up to 7 different locations a day, for the 6-month period from February to August 2016. The rumour of his candidacy intensified, as news leaked of the desire of 7 political parties to form a grand coalition in August 2016.{{cite news|last1=Adyatama|first1=Egi|title=Pilkada DKI, 7 Partai Bentuk Koalisi Kekeluargaan Lawan Ahok|url=https://m.tempo.co/read/news/2016/08/08/231794172/pilkada-dki-7-partai-bentuk-koalisi-kekeluargaan-lawan-ahok|access-date=24 January 2017|work=Tempo|date=8 August 2016|language=id}}
This desire was not realised following the withdrawal the ruling PDI-P party, which threw its weight behind incumbent governor Ahok, along with Golkar, Hanura and Nasdem. The Democratic Party, PAN, PKB and PPP then announced it planned to nominate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) for the position.{{cite news|last1=Carina|first1=Jessi|editor1-last=Rastika|editor1-first=Icha|title=Agus-Sylvi Nomor 1, Ahok-Djarot Nomor 2, dan Anies-Sandiaga Nomor 3|url=http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2016/10/25/20421221/agus-sylvi.nomor.urut.1.ahok-djarot.nomor.2.dan.anies-sandiaga.nomor.urut.3|access-date=21 December 2016|work=Kompas|date=25 October 2016|language=id}}
The remaining parties, Gerindra and PKS, agreed to remain in the coalition, selecting former Education Minister Anies Baswedan as their candidate, and Sandiaga Uno as his running mate. Sandiaga said, he had suggested Baswedan to Prabowo because he felt that Baswedan would be more suitable for the position.{{cite news|last1=Yulika|first1=Nila Chrisna|editor1-last=Sunariyah|editor1-first=Sunariyah|title=Mengapa Sandiaga Uno Berikan Posisi Cagub ke Anies Baswedan?|url=http://pilkada.liputan6.com/read/2611015/mengapa-sandiaga-uno-berikan-posisi-cagub-ke-anies-baswedan|access-date=24 January 2017|work=Liputan 6|date=26 September 2016|language=id}}
Following victory in the election, which an editorial described as "the most polarizing and most divisive the nation has ever seen in Indonesian political history,"{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/17/asia/jakarta-election-indonesia/index.html|title=Religious tensions rise in Jakarta as crucial vote gets underway|first=Ben |last=Westcott|publisher=CNN|access-date=30 April 2018}} and the incarceration of Ahok, he was made deputy governor on 16 October 2017.{{cite news|title=Supporters greet new Jakarta leaders at Sunda Kelapa Mosque|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/10/16/supporters-greet-new-jakarta-leaders-at-sunda-kelapa-mosque.html|access-date=16 October 2017|work=The Jakarta Post|date=16 October 2017}}
In 2018, he was accused of paying opposition parties PAN and PKS Rp 500 billion (US$35 million) each to approve him as Prabowo Subianto's vice presidential candidate for the 2019 presidential election.{{cite news |title=Political uproar after Sandiaga Uno accused of paying PAN & PKS IDR500 billion each to be Prabowo's VP pick|url=https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/political-uproar-sandiaga-uno-accused-paying-pan-pks-idr500-billion-prabowos-vp-pick/ |access-date=9 August 2018 |work=Coconuts Jakarta |date=9 August 2018}} Regardless, he declared his resignation from his office to participate in the election on 10 August 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.viva.co.id/berita/politik/1063417-sandiaga-uno-resmi-mundur-dari-wakil-gubernur-dki|title=Sandiaga Uno resmi mundur dari wakil gubernur DKI|date=10 August 2018|work=VIVA}} The resignation was made official on 18 September 2018.
After Prabowo's defeat in the 2019 election, Sandiaga did not hold any office until he was appointed as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy on 22 December 2020.{{cite news |title=Jokowi Resmi Tunjuk Sandiaga Uno Jadi Menteri Parekraf |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20201222102011-532-585069/jokowi-resmi-tunjuk-sandiaga-uno-jadi-menteri-parekraf |access-date=22 December 2020 |work=CNN Indonesia |date=22 December 2020 |language=id-ID}} He was made a Gerindra member again after that, but later resigned from Gerindra again on 24 April 2023.{{Cite web |title=Sandi Uno Pamit dari Gerindra! |url=https://politik.rmol.id/read/2023/04/23/571683/sandi-uno-pamit-dari-gerindra |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Rmol.id |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Dasco: Sebelum Pamit Sandi Uno Sampaikan Surat |url=https://politik.rmol.id/read/2023/04/23/571685/dasco-sebelum-pamit-sandi-uno-sampaikan-surat |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Rmol.id |language=en}} He joined the PPP on 14 June 2023.{{Cite web |last=Akbar |first=Adrial |title=Sandiaga Uno Masuk PPP: Pembangunan Harus Diteruskan |url=https://news.detik.com/pemilu/d-6773135/sandiaga-uno-masuk-ppp-pembangunan-harus-diteruskan |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}}
Teaching career
There were multiple reports in Indonesia that Sandiaga Uno was appointed as a "distinguished research professor in residence" at George Washington University.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/25/sandiaga-to-get-distinguished-research-professor-title-from-alma-mater.html|title=Sandiaga to get distinguished research professor title from alma mater|work=The Jakarta Post|access-date=30 April 2018}} However, he already denied it, claiming that his appointment for the title was for his contribution in entrepreneur researches instead from teaching.{{Cite web|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-3311401/sandiaga-uno-klarifikasi-soal-gelar-profesor-dari-as|title=Sandiaga Uno Klarifikasi Soal Gelar Profesor dari AS|last=Antony|first=Noval Dhwinuari|website=detiknews|access-date=10 May 2019}}
Controversies
= Paradise Papers =
{{See also|Paradise Papers}}In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations.{{Cite news|url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/explore-politicians-paradise-papers/|title=Explore The Politicians in the Paradise Papers |work=ICIJ|access-date=6 December 2017}} He was claimed to have own an offshore company named NTI resources, as well as several shell companies in British Virgin Islands. Regarding this, the Indonesian Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, vowed to study the legitimacy of the paper, and will take an appropriate measure if there was any wrongdoing conducted.{{Cite news|url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/1031425/perusahaan-prabowo-dan-sandiaga-tersangkut-paradise-papers/|title=Perusahaan Prabowo dan Sandiaga tersangkut Paradise Papers |work=Tempo.co|access-date=9 November 2017}}
=Program=
Even before his appointment to the deputy governorship, Sandiaga proceeded to execute plans mentioned during his campaigning. In early October, an entrepreneurship program dubbed OK OCE (One Kecamatan, One Center for Entrepreneurship), which he had called for during the election, was initiated with his elder brother Indra initially acting as president, although the following day he was replaced due to nepotism concerns.{{cite news|last1=Haq|first1=Muhammad Fida Ul|title=Kakak Sandiaga akan Pimpin Program OK OCE, Dapat Dana APBD Rp 1,5 M|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/3678855/kakak-sandiaga-akan-pimpin-program-ok-oce-dapat-dana-apbd-rp-15-m|access-date=2 December 2017|work=detiknews|date=11 October 2017|language=id}}{{cite news|title=Keputusan Sandiaga Uno Copot Kakaknya Dari Ketua OK OCE Diapresiasi|url=http://wartakota.tribunnews.com/2017/10/12/keputusan-sandiaga-uno-copot-kakaknya-dari-ketua-ok-oce-diapresiasi|access-date=2 December 2017|work=Wartakota|publisher=Kompas Gramedia|date=12 October 2017|language=id-ID}}
Honours
- 70px Star of Mahaputera, 3rd Class ({{langx|id|Bintang Mahaputera Utama}}) (14 August 2024){{Cite web|last=Media|first=Kompas Cyber|date=2024-08-14|title=Jokowi Berikan Gelar Tanda Kehormatan untuk 64 Tokoh, Ada Prabowo, Airlangga hingga Surya Paloh|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/08/14/16572171/jokowi-berikan-gelar-tanda-kehormatan-untuk-64-tokoh-ada-prabowo-airlangga|website=KOMPAS.com|language=id|access-date=2024-08-14}}
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