JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Surprise! President Joko Widodo appointed businessman Amran Sulaiman as minister of agriculture and food security.

Amran, who got his PhD from Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, is currently CEO of Tiran Group.

Amran is former executive of state-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara XIV, which operates plantations in Sulawesi Island.