Muchtar Pakpahan

Muchtar Pakpahan
Chairman of Labour Party
In office
1999 – February 2010
PresidentMegawati Sukarnoputri
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Chairman of Indonesian Workers Welfare Union
In office
1992–2003
In office
2012 – 21 March 2021
PresidentSoeharto
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie
Abdurrahman Wahid
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Joko Widodo
Vice President of World Confederation of Labor
In office
2001–2005
Personal details
Born(1953-12-21)21 December 1953
Bah Jambi II, Tanah Jawa, Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Died21 March 2021(2021-03-21) (aged 67)
Jakarta, Indonesia
PartyLabour Party (1998–2010)
Spouse(s)
Rosintan Marpaung, S.Si.
(m. 1979)
ChildrenBinsar Jonathan Pakpahan
Johanes Darta Pakpahan
Ruth Damai Hati Pakpahan
Parents
  • Sutan Johan Pakpahan (father)
  • Victoria Silalahi (mother)
Alma materUniversity of North Sumatra (S.H.)
University of Indonesia (M.A., Dr.)
Websitewww.muchtarpakpahan.com
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Muchtar Pakpahan (21 December 1953 – 21 March 2021) was an Indonesian labor leader who founded the first independent trade union in Indonesia. Pakpahan was active as a lawyer at Muchtar Pakpahan & Associates Law Firm and taught at the law faculty of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI).