Surya Paloh

{{short description|Indonesian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Surya Dharma Paloh.jpg

| caption = Surya Paloh in 2015

| order = 2nd

| office = NasDem Party{{!}}Chairman of the NasDem Party

| term_start = 25 January 2013

| term_end =

| predecessor = Patrice Rio Capella

| successor =

| office1 = Head of the Golkar Advisory Board

| term_start1 = 19 December 2004

| term_end1 = 8 October 2009

| 1blankname1 = Chairman

| 1namedata1 = Jusuf Kalla

| successor1 = Akbar Tandjung

| birth_name = Surya Dharma Paloh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|07|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kutaraja, Indonesia

| party = NasDem

| otherparty = Golkar (1968–2011)

| spouse = {{marriage|Rosita Barack|1984}}

| children = Prananda Paloh

| father = Muhammad Daud Paloh

| mother = Nursiah Paloh

| relatives = {{ubl|Nova Harivan Paloh (nephew)|Reino Barack (nephew)|Rico Waas (nephew)}}

| alma_mater = {{ubl|University of North Sumatra|North Sumatra Islamic University (Doctorandus)}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|media mogul}}

| known_for = {{ubl|Chairman of Media Group|Founder of NasDem Party}}

}}

Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that includes the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and MetroTV, a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory board of the Golkar Party, currently the second biggest political party in Indonesia.{{cite web |url=http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/75444/surya-paloh-quits-golkar-party |title=Surya Paloh quits Golkar party |date=September 7, 2011}} He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the NasDem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat or Partai NasDem) on 26 July 2011.{{cite web|title=National Democrat Party / Partai Nasdem|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/indonesia/political-parties-nd.htm|website=GlobalSecurity.org|accessdate=10 April 2018}}