JAKARTA: Indonesian Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has earned a slot on Time magazine’s list of rising stars from around the world.
The 35-year-old founder of ride hailing company, Gojek, was listed on the inaugural “Time 100 Next” released recently, according to The Jakarta Post.
The list by the weekly American magazine highlights rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science and health.
Nadiem recently left his position as chief executive officer of Gojek after being appointed a cabinet minister.
The Harvard graduate co-founded Gojek in 2015 as a solution to the country’s chaotic transportation system.
Journalist Amy Gunia wrote on the Time website that Nadiem’s ministerial post “put him in a position to shape the future leaders of the world’s 16th largest economy”.
Brian Harding, a deputy director at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, said as quoted by Gunia: “Makarim will bring youthful, entrepreneurial savvy into the cabinet.”
Nadiem, the only Indonesian to be included on the list, is among 20 individuals listed in the “Leaders” category.