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About
Politician and legal academic professor. He was the 14th Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. On his Mahfud MD Official YouTube channel, he has 700,000 subscribers who can see some of his appearances, interviews, and opinions on things.
Before fame
He got a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in constitutional law in 1993 from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. He has taught in various universities and started his political career in 2000 when he was appointed Minister of Defense.
Trivia
One of his most popular videos on YouTube had over 3 million views. In the video, he was discussing the corruption case of "Oil King" Riza Chalid.
Family life
His real name is Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin. His parents are Mahmodin and Siti Khadidjah. He grew up with six siblings. He is married to Zaizatun Nihayati and has three children, Mohammad, Vina, and Royhan.
Associated with
Joko Widodo was the one who appointed him to lead the team in 2022 in exploring what happened in the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster.