Anis Matta
Anis Matta | |
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Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 21 October 2024 Serving with Arrmanatha Nasir Arif Havas | |
President | Prabowo Subianto |
Minister | Sugiono |
1st Chairman of the Gelora Party | |
Assumed office 10 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
5th President of the Prosperous Justice Party | |
In office 1 February 2013 – 10 August 2015 | |
Preceded by | Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq |
Succeeded by | Sohibul Iman |
Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council | |
In office 1 October 2009 – 1 February 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Sohibul Iman |
Personal details | |
Born | Bone, Indonesia | 7 December 1968
Political party | Gelora |
Other political affiliations | PKS (1998–2015) |
Spouses |
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Children | 10 |
Alma mater | LIPIA National Resilience Institute |
Muhammad Anis Matta (born 7 December 1968) is an Indonesian politician who serves as a member of Gelora Party. He served as secretary general of Prosperous Justice Party for four consecutive terms (1998–2013) and was appointed for the first time at the age of 29,[1] before being appointed as party chairman.
Biography
[edit]Matta served as Deputy Speaker of People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2014, but resigned on 1 February 2013 to become chairman of PKS.[2] He replaced Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, who was convicted of corruption.[3] On 10 November 2019, Matta was appointed chairman of Indonesian People's Waves Party (Gelora Party) with Fahri Hamzah former Prosperous Justice Party.[4]
Matta was married to Anaway Irianty Mansyur, with whom he had seven children. He later married a Hungarian woman named Szilvi Fabula in 2006, which led to controversy over polygamy.[5] Matta has three children with his second wife.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sekjen "Abadi" Itu Akhirnya Bisa Jadi Presiden Juga". Okezone News (in Indonesian). Okezone. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Presiden Baru PKS Akan Mundur dari DPR" (in Indonesian). National Compas. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Anis Matta resmi Presiden PKS" (in Indonesian). Antara. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Anis Matta Jabat Ketum Gelora, Pentolan PKS Ikut Bedol Desa". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). CNN. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Osman, Nurfika (5 January 2014). "PKS chief polygamy turns off voters". The Jakarta Post. PT Bina Media Tenggara. Retrieved 11 December 2024.