Yusril Ihza Mahendra

State Secretary

Born in Bangka - Belitung province on Feb. 5, 1956, Yusril earned a Ph.D. in law at the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, at the University of Science, Malaysia. Yusril, who is currently the chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB), started his career as a lecturer at the University of Indonesia’s School of Law in 1984. Before taking a portfolio in Susilo’s Cabinet, he earlier served as a minister in Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri’s Cabinets.