Arcandra Tahar

Arcandra Tahar (born October 10, 1970 in Padang, Indonesia) is the Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia. He was formerly Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia on the Working Cabinet. He replaced Sudirman Said who was dismissed by President Joko Widodo in a cabinet reshuffle on July 27, 2016.[1] Arcandra was officially dismissed as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources on August 15, 2016 following a dual national polemic addressed to him as a minister[2] and made him the minister with the shortest working period in Indonesian history, which is 20 days.[3] On October 14, 2016, he was officially inaugurated as Deputy Minister of EMR accompanying Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan.[4]

Controversy

After being inaugurated as a minister, there was a rumor that Arcandra had become a citizen of the United States through naturalization process in March 2012. Because Indonesia does not recognize dual nationality, automatically an Indonesian citizen will lose his citizen status.[5] However, according to Arcandra, he entered Indonesia using a valid Indonesian passport until 2017.[6] On August 15, 2016, minister Arcandra was removed by President Joko Widodo and replaced by Luhut Pandjaitan.[7] On October 14, 2016, Arcandra was appointed deputy minister of ESDM with Ignasius Jonan as his minister.

References

  1. ↑ Media, Kompas Cyber (2016-07-27). "Jokowi Umumkan "Reshuffle" Kabinet, Ini Susunan Menteri Baru - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Menteri ESDM Arcandra Tahar Diberhentikan Dengan Hormat - Poskota News". Poskota News (in Indonesian). 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. ↑ Khabibi, Ikhwanul. "Cuma 20 Hari, Arcandra Tahar Menteri dengan Masa Kerja Terpendek dalam Sejarah". detiknews. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Presiden Jokowi Lantik Jonan dan Archandra Tahar Sebagai Menteri dan Wakil Menteri ESDM - Tribunnews.com". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  5. ↑ "Menteri Arcandra Ditimpa Rumor WN Amerika Serikat Dan Titipan Parpol". rmol.co. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  6. ↑ Media, Kompas Cyber (2016-08-14). "Mensesneg: Arcandra Masuk Indonesia dengan Paspor Indonesia yang Masih Berlaku sampai 2017 - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  7. ↑ "Menteri ESDM Arcandra Tahar Diberhentikan Dengan Hormat - Poskota News". Poskota News (in Indonesian). 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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