Sihar Pangihutan Hamonangan Sitorus Pane (born 12 July 1968) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is a member of the

People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...

. He took part in the 2018 North Sumatra gubernatorial election as a vice-governor candidate to Djarot Saiful Hidayat.

Biography

Sitorus was born in Jakarta on 12 July 1968, and studied there until he graduated from high school in 1987. Afterwards, he earned a bachelor's degree in

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

from the

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in 1991, then a MBA from Creighton University in 1993. After his studies, he began to work at

Freeport Indonesia The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world. It is located in Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia near Puncak Jaya. It is operated by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI, ''see below''), a joint venture be ...

as an accountant until 1995, then for a time at the

Indonesian Stock Exchange Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ( id, Bursa Efek Indonesia, formerly nl, Vereniging voor de Effectenhandel) is a stock exchange based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was previously known as the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) before its name changed in ...

. His later business includes an

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plantation in Maluku. He also owns

F.C.V. Dender E.H. Football Club Verbroedering Dender Eendracht Hekelgem, also simply known as Dender or Verbroedering Dender, is a Belgian association football club based in Denderleeuw. From the 2022–23 season, the club will be playing in the Challenger Pro Le ...

, a Belgian football club that earned its second ever promotion to the top flight in 2024. In 2018, he ran as the running mate of Djarot Saiful Hidayat for the 2018 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, the pair being defeated by Edy Rahmayadi and Musa Rajekshah. He then was elected into the

in the 2019 legislative election, representing North Sumatra's 2nd electoral district.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sitorus, Sihar Living people 1968 births Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle politicians Politicians from Jakarta Businesspeople from Jakarta Batak people University of Arizona alumni Creighton University alumni Indonesian businesspeople Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019