Business Asia, September 13th, 1999
Amien Rais Chairman, National Mandate Party; Professor, Gajah Mada University Age: 55 Education: Gajah Mada University; University of California; George Washington University
Rais, a favourite among Jakarta's urban intellectuals, was expected to do better than the 7 per cent his National Mandate Party received in June's elections. Despite the disappointing results, Rais is still expected to figure prominently in the presidential race. Although becoming president seems unlikely, the post of speaker of the house is well within his grasp. Rais, who in his youth was an Islamic firebrand, has a...
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