Anies Baswedan

Anies Baswedan
Portrait, 2023
14th Governor of Jakarta
In office
16 October 2017 – 16 October 2022
Vice Governor
Preceded byDjarot Saiful Hidayat
Succeeded byHeru Budi Hartono (acting)
27th Minister of Education and Culture
In office
27 October 2014 – 27 July 2016
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byMuhammad Nuh
Succeeded byMuhadjir Effendy
Rector of Paramadina University
In office
14 May 2007 – 7 January 2015
Preceded byNurcholish Madjid
Succeeded byFirmanzah
Personal details
Born
Anies Rasyid Baswedan

(1969-05-07) 7 May 1969 (age 55)[1]
Kuningan, Indonesia[1]
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Fery Farhati Ganis
(m. 1996)
Children4
Parents
  • Rasyid Baswedan (father)
  • Aliyah Rasyid (mother)
Relatives
Alma mater
Occupation
Signature
Websiteaniesbaswedan.com

Anies Rasyid Baswedan (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈanɪs baˈswɛdan], born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Rector of Paramadina University before being appointed to be Minister of Education and Culture in Joko Widodo administration. He is also the founder of Indonesia Mengajar, a program that selects, trains, and assigns university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. He is the grandson of nationalist, journalist, and freedom fighter Abdurrahman Baswedan, and the cousin of Novel Baswedan.[2][3][4] He was a candidate for President of Indonesia in the 2024 election.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Daftar Riwayat Hidup Calon Gubernur" [Biographical information of the gubernatorial candidate] (PDF). Anies Baswedan's Gubernatorial Campaign declaration (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Indonesian Electoral Commission. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Profile: Anies Baswedan". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Anies ditetapkan jadi gubernur Jakarta terpilih". BBC News Indonesia. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Jokowi Lantik Anies-Sandi, Sah Jakarta Punya Gubernur-Wagub Baru". Kompas Media. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

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