Chairul Tanjung : " SI ANAK SINGKONG "
Chairul Tanjung was born on June 18 1962 in Gang Sepur, Kemayoran, Jakarta. Chairul is the son of Abdul Ghafar Tanjung and Halimah. His father, Abdul Ghafar, came from Sibolga, North Sumatra and worked as a journalist in the old order, publishing small circulation newspapers. Meanwhile, his mother comes from Cibadak, West Java, a housewife. Chairul Tanjung is six siblings. During the New Order, his father's business was forced to stop and close because he was considered politically opposed to the authorities at that time. Chairul Tanjung had received education at Van Lith Elementary School, Jakarta, then graduated in 1975. Chairul then continued his studies at Van Lith Middle School, Jakarta, then graduated in 1978 and he continued his education at Boedi Oetomo 1 Public High School, Jakarta, then graduated in 1981. After graduating from high school, Chairul Tanjung then continued his education at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Indonesia and graduated in 1987. While studying Dentistry, Chairul Tanjung ran a business, namely selling books, a photocopying business and even selling t-shirts.
Chairul Tanjung has started a business since he was in college. Initially, he sold to pay for his studies. Starting from selling college books to selling t-shirts and opening a photocopying service. Apart from selling books and t-shirts, Chairul Tanjung has also opened a shop that sells medical equipment and laboratory equipment. However, for some reason the business went bankrupt. After completing his education at the University of Indonesia, Chairul Tanjung began to focus on starting a business. Initially, he opened a children's shoe export business. He runs this business with three friends. This business, named PT Pariarti Shindutama, used capital of 150 million borrowed from the bank. The PT, which was founded in 1987, is slowly starting to produce satisfactory results. In fact, he once received an order from Italy for 160 thousand pairs of shoes. However, in the end Chairul Tanjung decided to leave the company he had built due to internal problems.
In 1987, Chairul Tanjung founded his own business called Para Group, which has now changed its name to CT Corp. Because it has a fairly extensive network, this business is able to grow very rapidly. In fact, this company was able to buy Bank Karman, which in 1996 changed its name to Bank Mega. Not only that, Chairul Tanjung also succeeded in opening a shop business in Bandung Supermall. What's even more interesting is that Chairul Tanjung also succeeded in buying Bank Tugu, which has now become Bank Mega Syariah Indonesia. In his hands, Bank Mega slowly started to become profitable. Finally, in 2001 the bank finally offered shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Next, Bank Mega became the backbone of the Para Group. Chairul Tanjung is not only successful in the financial sector, but also
Chairul Tanjung is not only successful in the financial sector, but also founded a media business. He also founded Trans TV. In August 1998, one of the national private television stations received a broadcast permit. Then, in 2006 his company succeeded in acquiring TV7 owned by Kompas Gramedia. Since then, the name Trans TV changed to Trans7. Then, Chairul Tanjung then separated his company in the media sector in 2013 by establishing Trans Media. Then, in 2018 Trans Media through Trans7, Trans TV and Trans Vision received the rights to broadcast the World Cup in this country. Chairul Tanjung continues to advance his business in the media, one of which is by collaborating with SM Entertainment, which is one of the largest agencies for South Korean Kpop.
"Chairul Tanjung's Autobiography: The Cassava Child" is a book that tells the life journey of Chairul Tanjung, a successful Indonesian businessman.
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