Nadiem Makarim

Nadiem Makarim
Official portrait, 2021
1st Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
In office
28 April 2021  20 October 2024
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded by
  • Himself (as Minister of Education and Culture)
  • Bambang Brodjonegoro (as Minister of Research and Technology)
Succeeded by
29th Minister of Education and Culture
In office
23 October 2019  28 April 2021
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byMuhadjir Effendy
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology)
1st Chief Executive Officer of Gojek
In office
5 October 2010  October 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
Nadiem Anwar Makarim

(1984-07-04) 4 July 1984
Singapore
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Franka Franklin
(m. 2014)
RelativesHamid Algadri (grandfather)
EducationUnited World College of Southeast Asia, Singapore
Alma mater
Occupation
Known forCo-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.