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Govt appoints defense minister’s brother to head mining holding MIND ID
Maroef’s appointment as president director of MIND ID has added to the broader trend of President Prabowo Subianto appointing his allies and aides to key strategic positions.
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Critical minerals: A worker watches as trucks load up raw nickel on Jan. 8, 2014, near Sorowako, South Sulawesi. (Reuters/Yusuf Ahmad)
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he government has appointed brother of Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin to helm state-owned mining holding firm MIND ID, following an annual general shareholders meeting in Jakarta on Monday.
Maroef Sjamsoeddin will be the holding’s new president director, replacing his predecessor Hendi Prio Santoso, who has held the position since 2021.
Maroef will lead the firm that would also comprise mining giants from coal to critical minerals amid the nation’s push to develop its downstream industry and energy transition pursuit.
MIND ID’s business units include Antam, Bukit Asam, Inalum and Timah. It also holds majority stake in PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Vale Indonesia.
“That's right, we will release the information soon,” MIND ID corporate secretary Heri Yusuf said on Monday, as reported by Tempo.co.
Read also: RI may lack industries to absorb downstream output, MIND ID says
Previously, Maroef served as the commander of the Air Force’s special forces corps Squadron 465 Paskhas, now Rapid Action Forces (Kopasgat), as well as the Indonesian defense attaché to Brazil.
