Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno is an Indonesian businessman and politician. He was appointed as Minister of  Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia by President of the Republic of Indonesia on  December, 23rd 2020. 

Previously, Sandiaga was elected as Vice Governor of Jakarta from 2017-2022 and served from October 2017  to August 2018. He ran as a candidate for the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia in the 2019 election.  

Sandiaga was one of Indonesia’s most prominent young entrepreneurs and active in the Indonesian business  communities. He is the co-founder of PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk., the first and the biggest publicly  listed active investment company in Indonesia and served as a President Director from 2004 – 2015. He has  led the investment firm to have a solid track record of profitable investments across key sectors of the Indonesian economy. 

Sandiaga has passion for empowering young entrepreneurs, creating to support in Small Medium Enterprises, and giving micro-loans to thousands of Indonesians. Since 2005, he has been active as a social entrepreneur  and serves as Chairman of several well-known associations and foundations in Indonesia. He founded a social movement in job creation through training and mentoring in entrepreneurship. Until today, he continues to  focus on increasing job creation, especially in the Small Micro Medium Enterprises sector. 

In October 2016, he received a title of Distinguished Research Professor in Residence from the George  Washington University. Sandiaga obtained a doctoral degree in Management from Universitas Pelita Harapan (Indonesia). He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University (USA) and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with the highest distinction of Summa Cum Laude  from the Wichita State University (USA).