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in the

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of President

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. He is only the second Health Minister not to graduate from a medical school, and the first since

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. He previously served as President Director at

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. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his office set up a special unit to deal with flagging oxygen supplies for medical use.

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Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Health ministers of Indonesia Onward Indonesia Cabinet 1964 births 21st-century Indonesian politicians {{Indonesia-politician-stub