Malem Sambat Ka'ban (born 5 August 1958), also known as M. S. Ka'Ban, is an ex minister of forestry of Indonesia.
Politics
![KIB Malem Sambat Kaban](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/KIB_Malem_Sambat_Kaban.jpg)
Kaban was a member of the
People's Representative Council. He was a Crescent Star Party official before he was appointed by President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as Forestry Minister. In addition, he has been involved in human resource development at
Jakarta Public Relations. He examined the potential of economic damage from the creation of
Gunung Leuser National Park in 1992.
He was Chairman of the Economic Potential Weak research team in 1993, and a researcher at the Child Exploitation Strategy assessment study of the joint venture company
Pertamina in 1994.
He entered politics before the 1997 elections. The
United Development Party
The United Development Party ( id, Partai Persatuan Pembangunan, sometimes translated as Development Unity Party; abbreviated PPP) is an Islam-basedAl-Hamdi, Ridho. (2013). ''Partai politik Islam: Teori dan praktik di Indonesia''. Yogyakarta: Grah ...
sought to nominate him as a candidate from
West Java
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. He declined, but the initial period of reform under
Yusril Ihza Mahendra
Yusril Ihza Mahendra (born 5 February 1956) is an Indonesian lawyer, politician and academic, who is currently serving as the leader of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) since 2015. Previously, he served as the leader of the PBB from 1998 until 200 ...
formed the Crescent Star Party, which emphasized the importance of
Islamic law
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.
References
External links
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Profile at TokohIndonesia
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1958 births
Living people
Government ministers of Indonesia
Crescent Star Party (Indonesia) politicians
People from Binjai
People of Batak descent
Forestry in Indonesia