Ida Fauziyah
Ida Fauziyah | |
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| Minister of Manpower | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1969 Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia |
| Political party | National Awakening Party |
| Spouse | Taufiq R. Abdullah |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sunan Ampel State Islamic University Surabaya |
| Website | www |
Ida Fauziyah (born 17 July 1969)[1] is an Indonesian politician of the National Awakening Party who has been serving as Minister of Manpower in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia since 2019.[2]
Political career[edit]
Fauziah worked as a high school teacher before serving as a lawmaker in parliament from 1999 to 2018.[3] She also served as leader of the women’s branch of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s biggest Muslim group.[4]
Ahead of the 2019 general election, Fauziah part of Joko Widodo’s parliamentary campaign in charge of gathering women’s votes.[5]
During her time in government, Fauziyah notably led efforts to lift a temporary freeze on sending its migrant workers to Malaysia in 2022, after both countries ironed out concerns surrounding workers' rights.[6]
Since 2023, Fauziyah has been a member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, co-chaired by Kersti Kaljulaid and Paula-Mae Weekes.[7]
Personal life[edit]
On 3 December 2020, Fauziyah was tested positive for COVID-19. She was the fourth minister in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet to be declared COVID-19 positive after Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (resigned due to corruption), and Minister of Religion Affairs Fachrul Razi.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Biography". Ministry of Manpower (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "BREAKING: Jokowi announces his new Cabinet. Here's the line up". The Jakarta Post. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
- ^ Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
- ^ Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
- ^ Mei Mei Chu and Bernadette Christina (28 July 2022), Indonesia agrees to lift freeze on sending migrant workers to Malaysia Reuters.
- ^ United Nations Establishes Teaching Profession High-Level Panel to Build on Outcomes of Transforming Education Summit United Nations, press release of 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Menaker Ida Fauziyah Positif Terpapar COVID-19". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Indonesia's manpower minister tests positive for COVID-19". Xinhuanet. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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