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Anis Matta

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Anis Matta
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
21 October 2024
Serving with Arrmanatha Nasir
Arif Havas
PresidentPrabowo Subianto
MinisterSugiono
1st Chairman of the Gelora Party
Assumed office
10 November 2019
Preceded byOffice established
5th President of the Prosperous Justice Party
In office
1 February 2013 – 10 August 2015
Preceded byLuthfi Hasan Ishaaq [id]
Succeeded bySohibul Iman
Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council
In office
1 October 2009 – 1 February 2013
Succeeded bySohibul Iman
Personal details
Born (1968-12-07) 7 December 1968 (age 56)
Bone, Indonesia
Political partyGelora
Other political
affiliations
PKS (1998–2015)
Spouses
  • Anaway Irianty Mansyur
  • Szilvi Fabula
Children10
Alma materLIPIA
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Sekjen "Abadi" Itu Akhirnya Bisa Jadi Presiden Juga". Okezone News (in Indonesian). Okezone. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Presiden Baru PKS Akan Mundur dari DPR" (in Indonesian). National Compas. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Anis Matta resmi Presiden PKS" (in Indonesian). Antara. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Anis Matta Jabat Ketum Gelora, Pentolan PKS Ikut Bedol Desa". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). CNN. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ Osman, Nurfika (5 January 2014). "PKS chief polygamy turns off voters". The Jakarta Post. PT Bina Media Tenggara. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by President of Prosperous Justice Party
1 February 2013 – 10 August 2015
Succeeded by