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

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,(id)Sofjan Wanandi. Pusat Data dan Analisis Tempo. he is the brother of

Jusuf Wanandi Jusuf Wanandi, a.k.a. Lim Bian Kie () is a Chinese-Indonesian politician and educator. Born in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, on November 15, 1937, he is an older brother of tycoon Sofjan Wanandi. Education After completing junior high school in Pada ...

, a senior politician and one of the founders of the CSIS think tank in Jakarta. An anti-communist activist during the 1965-1966 period in

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, Sofjan has been active in business, government, and politics.

Career and education

While studying at 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 D ...

, Sofjan became the chairman of the Catholic Student Association of the Republic of Indonesia (PMKRI). Following the alleged coup attempt by the

Indonesian Communist Party The Communist Party of Indonesia ( Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in Indonesia during the mid-20th century. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965 ...

(PKI) in Indonesia, he was involved in the campaign to suppress PKI. He later became chairman of WE continue with Jaya.(id)apindo.or.id
Lebih Dekat dengan Sofjan Wanandi, Ketua Umum Apindo (2008-2013)
(accessed 5 Mei 2010) Even prior to the coup attempt, he was active in efforts to oppose PKI's growing influence. As one of the leaders of the Indonesian Students Action Union, his political activism resulted in his imprisonment by the Sukarno government. He was released after five days in jail. After

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took power from Sukarno, Sofjan joined Suharto's political vehicle,

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

. Sofjan was close to Suharto aides

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and Soedjono Hoemardani. In 1974, Sofjan founded the Pakarti Yoga Group of industrial and trading companies. In 1984, he founded Gemala Group, which in 1994 was reincarnated as Santini Group. In 2008, Santini Group had over 15,000 employees, including those working abroad in Australia and

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. Sofjan led several large companies such as Tata Vehicle insurance, battery manufacturer PT Yuasa Battery Indonesia, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. He was elected general chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) for the 2008-2013 period. He had led Apindo in a previous five-year period.(id)www.tokohindonesia.com
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