Susi pudjiastuti biography sample

Indonesian entrepreneur and politician

Susi Pudjiastuti (born 15 January 1965) is an Indonesian entrepreneur who served as the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia under President Joko Widodo's 2014–2019 Working Cabinet.^[1] She is also the owner of PT ASI Pudjiastuti Marine Product, a seafood export company, and PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation, which operates Susi Air charter airline.^[2][3]

Early life, family, and education

Pudjiastuti was born 15 January 1965, in Pangandaran, West Java, the daughter of Haji Ahmad Karlan and Hajjah Suwuh Lasminah (1918–2013).^[4] She is Javanese, but her family are fifth-generation settlers of Pangandaran, which is predominantly Sundanese.

Her family business was engaged primarily in real estate and livestock farming.^[5]

Following junior high school, Pudjiastuti continued senior high school at SMA Negeri 1 Yogyakarta, but did not complete her studies af