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Tifatul Sembiring 30th Minister of Communication and Informatics of Indonesia Incumbent Assumed office
October 22 2009President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Preceded by Mohammad Nuh 3rd President of Prosperous Justice Party In office
October 11 2004 – October 22 2009Preceded by Hidayat Nur Wahid Succeeded by Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq Personal details Born September 28, 1961
Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, IndonesiaNationality Indonesia Religion Islam Tifatul Sembiring (born Bukitinggi, West Sumatra, 28 September 1961) is an Indonesian politician. He is chairman of the conservative and Islamic Prosperous Justice Party and Minister of Communication and Information in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He has a degree in computer engineering from the Information and Computing Management School (Indonesian: Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer), Jakarta, and was active in a number of Indonesian Islamic organisations from his student days, such as PII, the Indonesian Student's Association[1][2]
His father is Karo and moved to Bukittinggi where he married a Minangkabau woman.[3] Tifatul is the head of the big family in Guguak Tabek Sarojo, Agam, West Sumatra by the title Datuk Tumangguang.[4] He is married to Sri Rahayu and has seven children: Sabriana, Fathan, Ibrahim, Yusuf, Fatimah, Muhammad and Abdurrahman Sembiring.
Controversy
His ambition to filter the internet for 'negative' content, shelved in early 2010 in the face of broad opposition, may be revived after a celebrity sex scandal centred on Ariel (Nazril Irham), which Sembiring controversially linked to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.[5] The move apparently has the backing of president Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and would involve a blacklist of offensive material monitored by a special task force.[6]
He has also linked pornography to HIV/Aids and said that funding to fight the disease was a waste of money,[5] also stating that the widespread availability of Indonesian pornography, mostly featuring students, caused natural disasters.[7]
He was much criticised for quoting Adolf Hitler on his Twitter page, posting "the union between two children, when both of them complete each other, this is magic - Adolf Hitler".[8]
He was questioned by Indonesian Twitter users for shaking the hand of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama during her husband's November 2010 trip to Indonesia.[9]
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "United Indonesia Cabinet 2009-2014". The Jakarta Post: p. 3. 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Cabinet 2009: Communications and IT, Tifatul Sembiring". The Jakarta Globe. http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/national/cabinet-2009-communications-and-it-tifatul-sembiring/338580. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ Tifatul Sembiring Kini Bergelar Datuk, Vivanews.com
- ^ a b Agence France-Presse (23 Jun 2010). "Pop star detained in Indonesia's first celebrity sex video scandal". SCMP. http://www.scmp.com. Retrieved 25 Jun 2010.
- ^ Agence France-Presse (19 Jun 2010). "Indonesian leader backs Web filter on porn". SCMP. http://www.scmp.com. Retrieved 25 Jun 2010.
- ^ "Immorality has caused disasters : Minister". Antara News. 2009-11-27. http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1259323027/immorality-has-caused-disasters-minister. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ "Tifatul quotes Adolf Hitler on Twitter". The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/09/tifatul-quotes-adolf-hitler-twitter.html. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ "Minister Admits Reluctant Michelle Obama Handshake". Associated Press. NPR. November 9, 2010. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131188597.
External links
Preceded by
Muhammad NuhMinister of Communication and Information
2009–presentIncumbent Preceded by
Hidayat Nur WahidChairman of Prosperous Justice Party
2004-2009Succeeded by
Luthfi Hasan IshaaqCategories:- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Bukittinggi
- Government ministers of Indonesia
- Prosperous Justice Party politicians
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