"Come Back," Amran Sulaiman, Agriculture Minister with Rp279 Billion in Assets

Amran Sulaiman has returned as Minister of Agriculture. He was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (25/10/2023), replacing Syahrul Yasin Limpo, who is embroiled in an alleged corruption and extortion case.

According to CNBC Indonesia, Amran immediately began working and consolidating with the Ministry of Agriculture's staff.

Drawing on his experience in the same position from 2014-2019, Amran believes this process will be easier as he already knows the team.

"Alhamdulillah, today, InsyaAllah, we will immediately carry out our duties. But behind all this, there is a blessing today. There is an inauguration during El Niño, and suddenly it rains; East Indonesia had rain last night, as did Jakarta, West Java, and Central Java," said Amran at the State Palace, Wednesday (25/10/2023).

In addition to his return, Amran is recorded as a minister with assets worth Rp279.58 billion.

This accumulated wealth is derived from the State Officials' Wealth Report (LHKPN) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) that Amran reported at the end of his term on October 30, 2019.

The largest component comes from securities, totaling Rp205.53 billion.

The second largest component is land and buildings, amounting to Rp42.24 billion. This minister, who is also a businessman, is recorded as owning land and buildings in Makassar and Gowa cities.

The next largest component of assets is cash and cash equivalents, totaling Rp28.35 billion.

Furthermore, the 55-year-old minister owns several cars valued at Rp3.42 billion. These include a 2009 Hummer Jeep, a 2005 Toyota Camry, a 2006 Toyota Fortuner Jeep, and a 2005 Toyota Kijang Innova.

Amran's other movable assets are recorded at Rp281.73 million. Other assets amount to Rp38 million.

However, in 2019, Amran was recorded as having debts totaling Rp293.73 million.

Here is a detailed breakdown of Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman's assets in 2019 according to the LHKPN:

* Securities: Rp205,534,000,000
* Land and buildings: Rp42,249,445,000
* Cash and cash equivalents: Rp28,350,661,281
* Transportation: Rp3,420,000,000
* Other movable assets: Rp281,737,500
* Other assets: Rp38,000,048
* Debts: Rp293,739,265
* Total assets: Rp279,580,104,564

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