Surya Paloh

Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian politician and media mogul. He owns Media Group, a conglomerate company that includes the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and MetroTV, a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory board of the Golkar Party, currently the second biggest political party in Indonesia.^[1] He is also the founder of National Democrat mass organization, which later gave birth to the NasDem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat or Partai NasDem) on 26 July 2011.^[2]

Surya Paloh
Surya Paloh in 2015
2nd Chairman of the NasDem Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 January 2013
Preceded by	Patrice Rio Capella [id]
Head of the Golkar Party Advisory Board
In office 19 December 2004 – 8 October 2009
Chairman	Jusuf Kalla
Succeeded by	Akbar Tandjung
Personal details
Born	Surya Dharma Paloh (1951-07-16) 16 July 1951 (age 74) Kutaraja, Indonesia
Political party	NasDem
Other political affiliations	Golkar (1968–2011)
Spouse	Rosita Barack ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	Prananda Paloh
Parents	Muhammad Daud Paloh (father) Nursiah Paloh (mother)
Relatives	Nova Harivan Paloh (nephew) Reino Barack (nephew) Rico Waas (nephew)
Alma mater	University of North Sumatra North Sumatra Islamic University (Doctorandus)
Occupation	Politician media mogul
Known for	Chairman of Media Group Founder of NasDem Party

Honours

• Indonesia
  • Medal of Pioneership (Indonesian: Medali Kepeloporan) (14 August 2024)^[3]
  • Star of Mahaputera (3rd Class) (Indonesian: Bintang Mahaputera Utama) (13 August 2015)^[4]