Erick Thohir

Erick Thohir
Official portrait, 2021
15th Minister of Youth and Sports
Assumed office
17 September 2025
PresidentPrabowo Subianto
DeputyTaufik Hidayat
Preceded byDito Ariotedjo
8th Minister of State Owned Enterprises
In office
23 October 2019 – 17 September 2025
PresidentJoko Widodo
Prabowo Subianto
Preceded byRini Soemarno
Succeeded byDony Oskaria (acting)
Chair of the Football Association of Indonesia
Assumed office
16 February 2023
Preceded byMochamad Iriawan
Chair of the Basketball Association of Indonesia
In office
2004–2006
Preceded bySutiyoso
Succeeded byNoviantika Nasution
Chairman of Inter Milan
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byMassimo Moratti
Succeeded bySteven Zhang
Personal details
Born (1970-05-30) 30 May 1970
PartyIndependent
Spouse
Elizabeth Tjandra
(m. 1998)
Alma materGlendale Community College (BA)
National University, California (MBA)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • entrepreneur
  • philanthropist
  • politician
Known for
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Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who served as Minister of State Owned Enterprises and later serving as Minister of Youth and Sports in President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cabinet. He has been the chairman of Football Association of Indonesia since 2023 and founder of Mahaka Group, a conglomeration that focuses on media, sports and entertainment. The former owner and chairman of Italian football giant Inter Milan and US soccer club D.C. United, Thohir is currently owner of the English Championship team Oxford United, and the Indonesian Liga 1 team Persis Solo alongside Kaesang Pangarep, youngest son of the former President Joko Widodo. He was also the president director of ANTV television station and the chief of the Indonesian Olympic Committee. In 2019, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Thohir is also currently a member of the FIBA Central Board.