Nabiel Makarim (9 November 1945 – 22 October 2021) was Indonesia's State

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from 2001 to 2004.

Early life

Makarim graduated from the

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in 1984 where he received his

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(MPA). Makarim also received his master's degree in Management (MBA) from the

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program of the

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in 1985.

Career

As minister, Makarim developed the Good Environmental Governance (GEG) program, which rates the environmental performance of cities and local environmental agencies. Makarim has spent most of his professional life in the environmental field; however, he was one of eleven members of the Indonesian Commission for Business Supervision (KPPU) that was appointed by the President in June 2000. From 1990 to 1999, he was the Deputy of Pollution Control for the Indonesian Environmental Protection Agency (Bapedal). In 1995, Makarim created and launched the Program for Pollution Control, Evaluation and Rating (PROPER) to collect and disseminate information about the environmental performance of leading private-sector polluters. Makarim worked for

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(HIID) as a policy analyst from 1986 to 1989. At the same time, he also taught a graduate level economics course at the

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(UI) in 1986 to 1989. He was the Assistant Minister of Environment from 1989 to 1992 in the office of the Ministry of the Environment.

Awards

He won an award from the United States Association of Environmental Engineers in 1993. He won the award for his invention and his successful implementation of the Clean River Program (Prokasih). To this date, the program was adopted in many countries.

Personal

Makarim married Ainun Makarim, also a

graduate from the

. They had two children, Leila Veruschka and Lutfi Heikal. Makirim died on 22 October 2021 in his home in South Jakarta. He was buried the following day in the

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in South Jakarta.'Menteri Lingkungan Hidup Era Megawati Tutup Usia', ''Kompas'', 23 October 2021.

References

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