JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Hanafi Rais, the son of Amien Rais, has been mentioned as the strongest candidate for becoming the next Secretary General of the National Mandate Party (PAN) for the period of 2015-2020.
Hanafi will likely compete with five other PAN politicians to get the second most prestigious position in PAN. They are Teguh Juwarno, Didik J Rachbini, Suyoto, Masfuk, and Wahyu Kristianto.
Hanafi, 35, now serves as Deputy Head of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I, supervising ICT, defense, intelligence, and foreign affairs.
As reported earlier, Hanafi’s father Amien Rais was among those substantially helped Zulkifli Hasan to win PAN chairmanship congress.
Zulkifli won the chairmanship and became the fourth PAN Chairman in the party’s history after defeating incumbent Hatta Rajasa. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)