Arcandra Tahar

Arcandra Tahar (born 10 October 1970) is an Indonesian politician. He was formerly Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia on the Working Cabinet, replacing Sudirman Said who was dismissed by President Joko Widodo in a cabinet reshuffle on 27 July 2016.

Arcandra Tahar
5th Deputy Minister for Energy & Mineral Resources of Indonesia
In office
14 October 2016  20 October 2019
PresidentJoko Widodo
Vice PresidentMuhammad Jusuf Kalla
MinisterIgnasius Jonan
Preceded bySusilo Siswoutomo
16th Minister for Energy & Mineral Resources of Indonesia
In office
27 July 2016  15 August 2016
PresidentJoko Widodo
Vice PresidentMuhammad Jusuf Kalla
Preceded bySudirman Said
Succeeded byIgnasius Jonan
Personal details
Born (1970-10-10) 10 October 1970
Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
CitizenshipIndonesia (1970–present), United States (2012–2016)
Political partyIndependent
RelationsTaharuddin (father) and Zuraida (mother)
Children2
Alma materBandung Institute of Technology
Texas A&M University
ProfessionEngineer

Tahar was honourably discharged from the said post on 15 August 2016, following allegations that he was a U.S. citizen, making him the minister with the shortest working period in Indonesian history (20 days). He was later appointed Deputy Minister of the same.

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