His love for Indonesia, this man of Chinese descent served through education, business and politics. Ultimately, he was rewarded as Coordinating Minister for the Economy. The man who was born in Juwana, Pati Regency, Central Java, January 11, 1935, has a strong nationalism for his homeland. He wants to dedicate his life to the benefit of many people. This desire has been planted when middle school age. When he was still 19 years old, Kwik Kian Gie and other parties founded Erlangga High School in Surabaya, East Java. In fact, he himself continued his third class there. Graduating from high school in Surabaya, Kwik Gian Gie continued his studies at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta. After that, he continued to the Land of Windmills, to be precise at the Nederlandsche Economische Hogeschool Rotterdam which is now named Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Indonesian figures, such as Moh. Hatta, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Radius Prawiro, and Arifin Siregar studied here. also read : Menjadi Pebisnis Handal Bersama Institut Bisnis dan Informatika Kwik Kian Gie Studying abroad brought him closer to the Indonesian embassy in the Netherlands. Kwik chose and started his career here as Assistant Attache for Culture and Information at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague from 1953 to 1964. Subsequently, he moved as Director of the Nederlands-Indonesische Goederen Associatie. However, before operating, this association disbanded. With no activities in the Netherlands, Kwik Gian Gie returned to Indonesia in 1970. After being unemployed for one year, he and Ferry Sonneville, Dr. Indra Hattari, and others founded PT Indonesian Financing & Investment Company, a financial company. In addition, he is also involved in the establishment and management of various companies with his friends, including establishing PT Altron Panorama Electronic, PT Jasa Dharma Utama, PT Cengkeh Zanzibar, and PT ABN AmroFinance. Not only in the business sector, in 1982, Kwik Gian Gie also founded an educational institution. He and Prof. Panglaykim founded the first MBA school in Indonesia, which was named the Prasetiya Mulya Management Institute, Jakarta. also read : History of MDIS Singapore Five years later, Kwik Kian Gie together with Djoenaedi Joesoef and Kaharuddin Ongko founded the Indonesian Business Institute (IBI) which has now changed its name to the Kwik Kian Gie Institute of Business and Informatics (Kwik Kian Gie University). The name Kwik Gian Gie became famous when he entered politics as well as an economic observer. As an economist, of course, he is also active in writing in various mass media, is a speaker at seminars, and is a guest on television talk shows. In the world of politics, Kwik Gian Gie joined the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in 1987. In the same year, he was trusted as a member of the MPR Working Body representing his party. also read : Collaborating with DGT & DDTC, IBI Kwik Kian Gie Holds Tax Competition
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