Nadiem Makarim
Nadiem Makarim | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 1st Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology | |
| In office 28 April 2021 – 20 October 2024 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
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| Succeeded by |
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| 29th Minister of Education and Culture | |
| In office 23 October 2019 – 28 April 2021 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Muhadjir Effendy |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology) |
| 1st Chief Executive Officer of Gojek | |
| In office 5 October 2010 – October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Nadiem Anwar Makarim 4 July 1984 Singapore |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Franka Franklin (m. 2014) |
| Relatives | Hamid Algadri (grandfather) |
| Education | United World College of Southeast Asia, Singapore |
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| Known for | Co-founder of Gojek |
Nadiem Anwar Makarim (born 4 July 1984) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the only minister of education, culture, research, and technology of Indonesia, serving from 2021 until 2024.
Prior to entering politics, in 2010, he founded Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion. In October 2019, he was appointed as Minister of Education and Culture by President Joko Widodo on his second term's cabinet and subsequently resigned from his post at Gojek.