1. Early life and education

2. Academic and educational activism

3. Public service
     Joko Widodo presidential campaign    Minister of Education and Culture    Governor of Jakarta  

4. Achievements

5. Works

6. Family

7. References

8. External links

• Academician
• Politician

• Gadjah Mada University^[1]
• University of Maryland, College Park (M.P.P.)^[1]
• Northern Illinois University (PhD)^[1]

• Rasyid Baswedan (father)
• Aliyah Rasyid (mother)

• Abdurrahman Baswedan (grandfather)
• Novel Baswedan (cousin)

Anies Rasyid Baswedan (born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who currently serves as the Governor of Jakarta.

A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as rector of Paramadina University before being appointed to be Minister of Education and Culture in Joko Widodo administration. He is the founder of Indonesia Mengajar, a program that selects, trains, and assign university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country.

Early life and education

Anies Rasyid Baswedan was born on 7 May 1969, in Kuningan, West Java to a Hadhrami-Javanese father and a Sundanese mother. His grandfather, Abdurrahman Baswedan, was a prominent Arab-Indonesian activist who served as a cabinet minister during the Indonesian National Revolution. Baswedan grew up in Yogyakarta, attending SMP Negeri 5 and SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta. In 1987, he spent one year as an AFS Intercultural Programs exchange student in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Returning to Indonesia, Baswedan enrolled at Gadjah Mada University in his hometown of Yogyakarta, spending a summer attending Summer Session of Asian Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo and graduating with a degree in business management. As a Fulbright Scholar, he went to receive his M.P.P. in international security and economic policy from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy (where he was a William P. Cole III Fellow), and Ph.D. in political science from Northern Illinois University, where he was a Gerald S. Maryanov Fellow.^[2]

Academic and educational activism

On May 2007, Baswedan was appointed as rector (equivalent of president) of Paramadina University, a private university in Jakarta. He succeeded Nurcholish Madjid, a prominent liberal Muslim intellectual who had served as rector since its founding in 1998. As rector, Baswedan established Paramadina Fellowship and included anti-corruption education in the core curriculum, first of its kind in the country.

Baswedan rose to national prominence in 2009 when he initiated Indonesia Mengajar, a nationwide program that selects, trains, and assign university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. The program was established in response of unequal quality of education in Indonesia, particularly in the poor and rural parts of the archipelago.^[3][4] Baswedan remained in the leadership until 2013, when he resigned in order to pursue his political career.

Public service

Politically, Baswedan had been an independent during early years of his career. He moderated the first debate of 2009 presidential election. He also served in several capacities during Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration. Baswedan served as official spokesperson for the so-called "Team of Eight", which was appointed by President Yudhoyono to oversee the infamous public feud between Corruption Eradication Commission and National Police, which saw two of the commissioners were criminally charged. On December 2011, he also served in a panel to select potential members of the General Election Commission.

In 2010, alongside prominent figures like Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta and former Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif, Baswedan co-founded Nasional Demokrat, a mass organization. He left soon after it was declared a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh. Nasdem went to win legislative seats in the 2014 legislative election, becoming part of the Widodo coalition.

Joko Widodo presidential campaign

After his failed presidential bid, Baswedan joined Joko Widodo presidential campaign as official spokesperson. Widodo, a fellow Gadjah Mada graduate, was said to believe that his presence would gather votes from Indonesian youth voters, a demographic closely affiliated with Baswedan.^[5][6]

After Widodo's victory on July 2014, Baswedan was appointed to manage the presidential transition office, led by Rini Soemarno. He helped the formation of the cabinet, working alongside Hasto Kristiyanto, Andi Widjajanto, and Akbar Faizal; all but Kristiyanto eventually became Cabinet ministers.^[7]

Minister of Education and Culture

After the election win, Baswedan emerged as the front runner as the Minister of Education and Culture. On 27 October 2014 he was inaugurated to take the office. On 27 July 2016 he was replaced from his post as Ministry of Education and Culture by Muhadjir Effendy.^[8]

Governor of Jakarta

He entered in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial elections, with Sandiaga Uno as his running mate.^[9] Fabricated incidents leading to accusations by some religious groups that Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, commonly called Ahok, insulted Islam are seen as support for Baswedan and the third candidate, Agus, son of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. In the first round of voting on 15 February 2017, Baswedan secured passage to the second round run-off between two candidates, having secured approximately 40% of the vote, behind Ahok on 44%, and well ahead of Agus on 16%.^[10] On 19 April 2017 Baswedan won the runoff election, with approximately 58% of the votes, ahead of Ahok's 42%.^[11] He was officially inaugurated as governor on 16 October 2017, replacing Djarot Saiful Hidayat.^[12]

In November 2017, he claimed that congestion in the Tanah Abang district was caused by pedestrians, instead of due to the street vendors conducting business on the area's sidewalks and roads.^[13] The city administration followed through by closing a 400-meter road stretch for traffic (except for Transjakarta buses) in order to accommodate the street vendors, against criticism from pedestrians, public transport drivers and regular vendors.^[14][15] Although some observers noted that the move might be a violation of national regulations, the street vendors and some city officials praised the move.^[16]

Achievements

US magazine Foreign Policy named him as one of the top 100 public intellectuals in the world in May 2008^[17] and the World Economic Forum included him in the 2009 Young Global Leaders. In April 2010, the Japanese magazine Foresight, a Tokyo-based international affairs magazine,^[18] published a special report entitled: 20 Persons 20 Years. This report lists 20 persons (from all continents) to be watched in the next 20 years, Baswedan is included in that list along with names such as Vladimir Putin (Russia), David Miliband (UK), Hugo Chávez (Venezuela), and Rahul Gandhi (India).^[19][20] He is the only person from Southeast Asia included in this list.^[21] In July 2010, the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan listed him in the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world.^[22] In November 2010, PASIAD of Turkey granted Baswedan the PASIAN Education Award for his roles in advancing education in rural areas of Indonesia.^[23]

Works

Baswedan’s publications include “Political Islam in Indonesia: Present and Future Trajectory,” Asian Survey, a Bimonthly Review of Contemporary Asian Affairs published by University of California, Berkeley, Indonesian Politics in 2007: The Presidency, Local Elections and The Future of Democracy published by BIES, Australian National University and numerous op-ed articles in leading newspapers and magazines in Indonesia.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

Family

He is married and lives in Jakarta. His grandfather, AR Baswedan, was a Minister of Information during the revolution and one of the founding fathers of Indonesia. He has four children: Mutiara, Mikail, Kaisar and Ismail.^[24]

References

External links

• {{en icon}} {{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/05/08/anies-r-baswedan-young-nationalist-with-a-global-view.html|title=Anies R. Baswedan: Young nationalist with a global view|work=The Jakarta Post|date=8 May 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513090557/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/05/08/anies-r-baswedan-young-nationalist-with-a-global-view.html|archivedate=13 May 2008}}
• {{en icon}} {{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/05/schools-must-serve-conduits-greater-things-anies.html|title=Schools must serve as conduits for greater things: Anies|work=The Jakarta Post|date=5 October 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008030452/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/05/schools-must-serve-conduits-greater-things-anies.html|archivedate=8 October 2009}}
• {{en icon}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100411044746/http://www.ciputraentrepreneurship.com/in/component/wpmu/akhlispurnomo/2010/03/anies-baswedanwhy-leadership-is-just-as-important-as-your-gpa/ Leadership is as important as GPA]
• {{en icon}} {{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/05/university-aims-create-new-middle-class.html|title=University aims to create new middle class|work=The Jakarta Post|date=6 October 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008030813/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/05/university-aims-create-new-middle-class.html|archivedate=8 October 2009}}

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