Tahir (Indonesian businessman)

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.

In this Chinese Indonesian name, the family name is Ang.

Dato' Sri Tahir, born Ang Tjoen Ming (Chinese: 翁俊民; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ang Tsùn Bîn; born 26 March 1952)^[1][2] is an Indonesian billionaire, and a banking and property magnate.^[3] He is the founder of the Mayapada Group.^[4] On 13 December 2019, President Joko Widodo appointed Tahir to the Presidential Advisory Council.

Tahir SSAP
Member of Presidential Advisory Council of the Republic of Indonesia
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 December 2019 Serving with List Wiranto (chairman) Sidarto Danusubroto Agung Laksono Tahir Putri Kuswisnuwardhani Muhamad Mardiono Arifin Panigoro (2019–2022) Soekarwo
President	Joko Widodo
Personal details
Born	Ang Tjoen Ming 翁俊民 (1952-03-26) 26 March 1952 (age 72) Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Citizenship	Indonesia
Spouse	Rosy Riady
Children	Grace Tahir Jane Tahir Victoria Tahir Jonathan Tahir
Parent(s)	Ang Boen Ing Lie Tjien Lien
Relatives	Mochtar Riady
Alma mater	Nanyang Technological University Golden Gate University
Occupation	Businessman
Website	www.mayapadagroup.com

Early life and education

Tahir was born in Surabaya, East Java, in 1952, in a slum area.^[5] He was raised by his parents who made a living by constructing pedicabs, known as becak. In 1971, he graduated from Petra Kalianyar Christian High School in Surabaya.^[2] Tahir wanted to be a medical doctor, but when his father fell sick and could not afford his medical school tuition, Tahir dropped out of college to focus on helping with his father's business.

He received a scholarship from Nanyang Technological Institute (now Nanyang Technological University) in Singapore, earning a Bachelor of Arts/Science. At the age of 35, he went to Golden Gate University in California and completed his Master's degree in financial education.

Business career

During his studies in Singapore, Tahir started small trade business, buying merchandise from Singapore and selling it in Surabaya when he went home for vacation. This business was his introduction to import trading. In 1986, he established The Mayapada Group and expanded the business to many sectors including garments, finance, automobiles, health and media. During the 1997-98 Asian monetary crisis, Mayapada Bank survived even though many other banking corporations collapsed, because bank was not taking credit from international sources.^[6]

Philanthropy

In 2013, Tahir contributed more than US$100 million to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an organization that provides funding for efforts to fight major diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, polio and malaria.^[7][8]

Honours

National

•  Indonesia:
  • Bintang Jasa Utama [id] - 2015

Foreign

•  Malaysia:
  •  Pahang :
    • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri

References

1. "Tahir". Forbes. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. "Dato' Sri DR. Tahir, MBA - Petra Kalianyar Christian Senior High School 1971 Alumnus". 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. Birtles, Bill (22 October 2013). "Indonesian billionaire chips in to help Global Fund". Radio Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
4. "Bill Gates Foundation Comes to Indonesia to Join Fight against Diseases". Indonesia-Investments.com. Indonesia Investments. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
5. Living Sacrifice, Alberthiene Endah (Author) Published, October 2015
6. "Menelusuri Kiprah Dato Sri Tahir di Pohon Bisnis Mayapada Group". Katadata.
7. "Dato' Sri Prof. Dr. Tahir: Being the son-in-law of Lippo Group founder". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
8. "Living Sacrifice". goodreads.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

External links

• Tahir Foundation