Ario Bimo Nandito, better known as Dito Ariotedjo (born 25 September 1990) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who has served as Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs since April 2023.

Early life and education

Dito was born in Jakarta on 25 September 1990, to Arie Prabowo Ariotedjo and Arti Laksmigati Ariotedjo. He is the third child of the couple. Dito has 2 older siblings, Aryo Prakoso Ariotedjo and Dwi Lestari Pramesti Ariotedjo. His father was the president director of

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between 2017 and 2019. Dito's grandfather, Sri Bimo Ariotedjo, was an air marshal in the Indonesian Air Forces and served as Indonesia's ambassador to the Philippines. Dito was educated at the Tarakanita 2 Elementary School, the Al-Izhar Junior High School, and State Senior High School No. 6, all in Jakarta. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Indonesia (UI) in 2012. Dito was a member of the Muslim Students' Association during his time at UI. As a student, he was appointed as treasurer of his faculty's student union.

Business career

Before he graduated from UI, he had established several startups, later organized under the holding company and venture capital firm Grupara Ventures in 2013. He established or co-established startups in the energy and military sectors, in addition to developing co-working spaces. With Raffi Ahmad and , he co-founded the sports company RANS Sport, and was chairman of the company-owned football team RANS Nusantara F.C.. He had also worked for some time in the energy firm Medco Power Indonesia.

Political career

In 2017, he was appointed as Head of ''Angkatan Muda Pembaharuan Indonesia'' (Indonesian Renewal Young Force), a mass organization under Golkar. He was later appointed as Division Head of Social Innovation and Mass Organization of Golkar Party's Central Committee. Immediately prior to his ministerial appointment, he was Head of Innovation and Creativity Institute within Golkar. He also worked under Golkar chairman

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. He was the youngest and second millennial to Nadiem Makarim to be appointed a government minister in Indonesia.

Personal life

He married Niena Kirana Riskyana Fuad in 2018. Niena is a daughter of Fuad Hasan Masyhur, one of members of Golkar's central leadership.{{Cite web , title=Profil Niena Kirana Riskyana Fuad, Istri Menpora Dito Ariotedjo, Anak Politisi Golkar , url=https://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2023/04/03/profil-niena-kirana-riskyana-fuad-istri-menpora-dito-ariotedjo-anak-politisi-golkar , access-date=2023-04-04 , website=Tribunnews.com , language=id-ID The couple had a daughter, Sadia Kiera Nadashana Nandito, who was born in 2020.

References

Living people 1990 births 21st-century Indonesian businesspeople Onward Indonesia Cabinet Golkar politicians Politicians from Jakarta Businesspeople from Jakarta University of Indonesia alumni Government ministers of Indonesia