Sugiharto (sometimes spelled Soegiharto; 29 April 1955 – 15 July 2021) was an Indonesian politician and businessman. He was

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from 2004 to 2007 and was deputy chairman of the

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(ICMI). He died of

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in 2021.

Biography

Sugiharto was born in

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, Indonesia, on 29 April 1955. Although his family originated in

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, they were living in Sumatra due to the

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policy. After doing an undergraduate degree at the

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, he did a

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at the

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, graduating in 1997. From 1991 to 2004 he was also director of finance and administration at

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. In 2004, he was appointed by Indonesian president

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to the position of

as part of the First United Indonesia Cabinet. He was an independent politician not affiliated with any particular party. In May 2007 he was removed from his position in a cabinet shuffle, being replaced by

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. After his time as minister ended, he returned to the business world and was president-commissioner of

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from 2010 to 2015. He also became deputy chairman of the

(ICMI). In early July 2021 Sugiharto was hospitalized due to

infection. He died after nine days in the

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on 15 July 2021.

Selected publications

* (Elex Media Komputindo, 2005) * (Penerbit Republika, 2007) * (Elex Media Komputindo, 2007) * (Sekolah Pascasarjana UGM, 2010, with Hadi Mustofa Djuraid and M. Fachrie Husein)

References

{{Reflist 21st-century Indonesian politicians 1955 births 2021 deaths Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia People from Medan