Surya Paloh

Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that include the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and MetroTV, a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory board of the Golkar Party, the third biggest political party in Indonesia. He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the Nasdem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat) on 26 July 2011.

Surya Paloh
2nd Chairman of the Nasdem Party
Assumed office
25 January 2013
Preceded byPatrice Rio Capella
Head of the Golkar Advisory Board
In office
19 December 2004  8 October 2009
ChairmanJusuf Kalla
Succeeded byAkbar Tandjung
Personal details
Born
Surya Dharma Paloh

(1951-07-16) 16 July 1951
Kutaraja, Aceh, Indonesia
Political partyNasDem
Other political
affiliations
Golkar (1968–2011)
Spouse
Rosita Barack
(m. 1984)
ChildrenPrananda Surya Paloh
Parents
  • Muhammad Daud Paloh (father)
  • Nursiah Paloh (mother)
Relatives
  • Nova Harivan Paloh (nephew)
  • Reino Barack (nephew)
Alma mater
Occupation
Known for
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