Surya Paloh

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Surya Paloh
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2nd Chairman of the Nasdem Party
Assumed office
25 January 2013
ChildrenPrananda Surya Paloh
Parents
  • Muhammad Daud Paloh (father)
  • Nursiah Paloh (mother)
Relatives
  • Nova Harivan Paloh (nephew)
  • Reino Barack (nephew)
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Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that includes the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and MetroTV, a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory board of the Golkar Party, currently the second biggest political party in Indonesia. [1] He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the Nasdem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat) on 26 July 2011. [2]

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References

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  2. "National Democrat Party / Partai Nasdem". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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