Anies Baswedan
Anies Rasyid Baswedan (, born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the
Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Rector of
Paramadina University before being appointed to be
Minister of Education and Culture in
Joko Widodo administration. He is also the founder of ''Indonesia Mengajar'', a program that selects, trains, and assigns university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. He is the grandson of nationalist, journalist, and freedom fighter
Abdurrahman Baswedan, and the cousin of
Novel Baswedan. He was a
candidate for President of Indonesia in the
2024 election.
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