Cabinet Secretary Teddy Meets Business Tycoon Haji Isam: What Was Discussed?
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya met with businessman Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad, known as Haji Isam, at the Cabinet Secretariat office on Sunday.
On August 9, 2026, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya met with business tycoon Haji Isam at the Cabinet Secretariat office in Central Jakarta. The meeting, which was reported by the Cabinet Secretariat's Instagram account, covered a range of topics including investment developments, downstreaming initiatives, and various sectors such as mining, agribusiness, energy, and logistics.
During the meeting, Teddy highlighted the government's commitment to fostering a healthy and conducive investment climate, emphasizing the need to strengthen collaboration with the business community to accelerate economic growth. Isam, a prominent businessman with operations spanning multiple sectors, including mining, port services, rubber processing, palm oil, and renewable energy, emphasized the group's efforts in downstreaming and creating jobs.
Haji Isam, born in 1977 in Bone, South Sulawesi, is the founder of the Jhonlin Group, a conglomerate involved in diverse business lines. The group, with interests in coal mining, port services, offshore loading and unloading, rubber processing, palm oil, and private jet rentals, has expanded significantly. Additionally, Isam is active in the renewable energy sector, with PT Jhonlin Agro Raya, a biodiesel subsidiary, inaugurated by President Joko Widodo in 2021.
The group also owns Indonesia's largest-capacity sugar mill, operated by PT Alam Gemilang, inaugurated in 2020. Isam's relationship with President Jokowi is well-known, as he has been involved in several of the president's major projects and served as Deputy Treasurer for the Jokowi-Ma’ruf Amin National Campaign Team during the 2019 presidential election.
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