Jusuf Wanandi, a.k.a. Lim Bian Kie () is a

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politician and educator. Born in

Sawahlunto Sawahlunto (Jawi script, Jawi: ) is a city in West Sumatra, Western Sumatra province, Indonesia, and lies 90 kilometres (a 2-hour drive) from Padang, the provincial capital. Sawahlunto is known as the site for the oldest coal mining site in Southe ...

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, on November 15, 1937, he is an older brother of tycoon

Sofjan Wanandi Sofjan Wanandi, a.k.a. Lim Bian Khoen (; born March 3, 1941) is an Indonesian businessman and the majority owner of Santini Group. Born in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra,(id)Sofjan Wanandi. Pusat Data dan Analisis Tempo. he is the brother of Jusuf Wanan ...

Education

After completing junior high school in

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, Wanandi moved to

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to enter the

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Kanisius High School. He later entered the Faculty of Law of the

University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia ( id, Universitas Indonesia, abbreviated as UI) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dut ...

and graduated in 1960. Wanandi also took part in a Catholic leadership course taught by father

Joop Beek Josephus Beek SJ (Joop or Jopie) (12 March 1917 in Amsterdam – 17 September 1983 in Jakarta) was a Dutch and later Indonesian Jesuit, priest, educator and politician. From approximately 1965 until approximately 1975 he was a very importan ...

. After finishing his high school studies, Wanandi taught at his own alma mater, Kanisius High School. He later became an assistant lecturer at the University of Indonesia, before becoming increasingly involved in politics in the 1960s.

Career

Wanandi was a prominent student activist during the 1965-66 political turmoil in Indonesia when president

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...

was ousted by

Suharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...

. In 1971, Wanandi was one of the founders of the

Centre for Strategic and International Studies The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit organization based in Indonesia which has served as a think tank on social, international, political and economical issues. CSIS was founded on Sept 1, 1971 by a group of ...

(CSIS) think tank in Jakarta and remains active in CSIS. During the 1970s and 1980s, he was an adviser to president Suharto on political and international affairs. He was a member of Suharto's political vehicle,

Golongan Karya ) , foundation = , youth = AMPG (Golkar Party Young Force) , women = KPPG (Golkar Party Women's Corps) , newspaper = '' Suara Karya'' (1971–2016) , headquarters = Jakarta , ideology ...

(Golkar Party), where he served as vice secretary general. By the end of the 1980s, Suharto had become less interested in receiving advice from Wanandi and other CSIS members. Beginning in 1984, for a number of years he held a governor position at the East West Centre in

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. Wanandi is a co-owner, board member and occasional contributor to ''

The Jakarta Post ''The Jakarta Post'' is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Niskala Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital, Jakarta. ''The Jakarta Post'' started as a collaboration between four Indonesian med ...

'' newspaper. He was elected co-chair of the

Pacific Economic Cooperation Council The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is a network of member committees composed of individuals and institutions dedicated to promoting cooperation across the Asia Pacific region, headquartered in Singapore. PECC has 23 full member commit ...

(PECC) in 2008.

External links

*Wanandi wrote an autobiography of his political activities during the

Soeharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...

era, 'Shades of grey: a political memoir of modern Indonesia 1965-1998'', published in 2012 by Equinox Publishing.See the review at Endy M. Bayuni,
Behind Indonesia's power struggles'
''The Jakarta Post'', 22 July 2012. *''Jusuf Wanandi'
TokohIndonesia.com

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wanandi, Jusuf 1937 births Living people People from Sawahlunto Indonesian politicians of Chinese descent University of Indonesia alumni Golkar politicians Indonesian billionaires Indonesian businesspeople Indonesian Roman Catholics

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