Malem Sambat Ka'ban (born 5 August 1958), also known as M. S. Ka'ban, is an ex-minister of forestry in Indonesia.

Politics

Kaban was a member of the

People's Representative Council The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while th ...

. He was a Crescent Star Party official before President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed him as Forestry Minister. In addition, he has been involved in human resource development at

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Public Relations. He examined the potential of economic damage from the creation of

Gunung Leuser National Park Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km2 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, a fourth portion and three-fourths portion, respectively. The national park, settled ...

in 1992. He was Chairman of the Economic Potential Weak research team in 1993, and a researcher at the Child Exploitation Strategy assessment study of the joint venture company

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in 1994. He entered politics before the 1997 elections. The

United Development Party The United Development Party (, PPP) is an Islam-based Al-Hamdi, Ridho (February 2017). ''Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contemporary Indonesia''. Jurnal Studi Pemerintahan (Journal of Government & Politics). Vol. 8 No. 1, p ...

sought to nominate him as a candidate from

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. He declined, but the initial reform period under

Yusril Ihza Mahendra Yusril Ihza Mahendra (born 5 February 1956) is an Indonesian lawyer, politician and academic, who served as the leader of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) from 2015 to 2024. Previously, he served as the leader of the PBB from 1998 until 2005, Mini ...

formed the Crescent Star Party, which emphasized the importance of

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References

External links

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Profile at TokohIndonesia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaban, Malam Sambat 1958 births Living people Government ministers of Indonesia Crescent Star Party (Indonesia) politicians People from Binjai People of Batak descent Forestry in Indonesia Jayabaya University alumni