Draft:Mohammad Riza Chalid

Mohammad Riza Chalid (born 1960), also known as Reza Chalid, is an Indonesian businessman. Nicknamed "The Gasoline Godfather" (Saudagar Minyak), for his extensive control and involvement in oil trading, Reza supplied oil and products to Indonesia's national oil company Pertamina's oil trading subsidiary Petral for many years. Petral was shut down in 2015 after a state audit found that Global Energy Resources, a Singapore-headquartered company that Reza headed, manipulated the procurement processes of Pertamina such that over a two-year period from 2012-2014, Reza's companies were able to turn a profit of up to $1.46 billion.

Globe Asia named Reza as one of the wealthiest people in Indonesia with an estimated wealth of $415 million.

Controversies
In 2015, Reza's name appeared in a case involving Setya Novanto, then speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives who was accused of attempting to secure shares in Freeport's Indonesia n operating company in exchange for helping to extend its operating license.

Reza is also known to have played a role in the 2014 Indonesian election as a supporter and funder of the Prabowo-Hatta campaign.

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