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The Straits Times (8 september 2025)

Arlina Arshad and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has appointed economist Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as the country’s new finance minister, replacing Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a Cabinet reshuffle that came in the wake of violent protests and looting of ministers’ homes.

The reshuffle also affects four other ministerial posts and creates a new Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

“Based on various developments, inputs and continuous evaluations carried out by the President, this afternoon, he has decided to make changes to the composition of the Red and White Cabinet in several ministerial positions,” State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi told reporters on Sept 8.

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