Mahendra Siregar
Mahendra Siregar | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Financial Services Authority | |
| In office 20 July 2022 – 30 January 2026 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Wimboh Santoso |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Indonesian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 8 April 2019 – 25 October 2019 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Budi Bowoleksono |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Lutfi |
| Deputy Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
| In office 25 October 2019 – 19 July 2022 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Abdurrahman M. Fachir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1962 |
| Spouse | Ita Siregar |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Diplomat and economist |
Mahendra Siregar (born 17 October 1962 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian politician and diplomat who most recently served as the chief of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) of Indonesia. Previously, he was appointed as Ambassador to the US by President Joko Widodo in 2018, serving from April to October 2019. He was then appointed as the deputy minister of foreign affairs on 25 October 2019, supporting Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi in the second Jokowi cabinet. Mahendra is a respected economist in Indonesia who has held various senior positions within the Indonesian bureaucracy.
Mahendra resigned from his post at the Financial Services Authority on 30 January 2026 following significant concerns raised by MSCI regarding unclear share ownership and potential coordinated trading activity on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.