Nadiem Makarim

Nadiem Makarim
Nadiem Makarim
	Official portrait, 2021
1st Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
	In office; 28 April 2021 – 20 October 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Education and Culture); Bambang Brodjonegoro (as Minister of Research and Technology);
Succeeded by	Abdul Mu'ti (as Minister of Primary and Secondary Education); Satryo Brodjonegoro (as Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Technology); Fadli Zon (as Minister of Culture);
29th Minister of Education and Culture
	In office; 23 October 2019 – 28 April 2021
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Muhadjir Effendy
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology)
1st Chief Executive Officer of Gojek
	In office; 5 October 2010 – October 2019
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kevin Aluwi; Andre Soelistyo;
Personal details
Born	Nadiem Anwar Makarim; 4 July 1984; Singapore
Party	Independent
Spouse	Franka Franklin (m. 2014)
Relatives	Hamid Algadri (grandfather)
Education	United World College of Southeast Asia, Singapore
Alma mater	Brown University (BA); Harvard University (MBA);
Occupation	Entrepreneur; politician;
Known for	Co-founder of Gojek

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Nadiem Anwar Makarim (born 4 July 1984) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the only minister of education, culture, research, and technology of Indonesia, serving from 2021 until 2024.

Prior to entering politics, in 2010, he founded Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion. In October 2019, he was appointed as Minister of Education and Culture by President Joko Widodo on his second term's cabinet and subsequently resigned from his post at Gojek.