Famous Indonesian Business People

Susi Pudjiastuti is an Indonesian entrepreneur and politician. She is best known for her service as the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia from 2014 to 2019. In 2017, Pudjiastuti was named in the BBC 100 Women list. Susi Pudjiastuti is also the recipient of other prestigious awards such as Metro Eagle Award and Purwa Citra Priangan Award.

Mochtar Riady is an Indonesian financial magnate. He is best known as the founder of Lippo Group where he is currently serving as Chairman Emeritus. Lippo Group, a multinational conglomerate company, was founded by Mochtar Riady in 1950. The company has a collective presence across North America and Asia. 

Grace Natalie is an Indonesian former journalist and television newsreader. Also a political figure, Natalie is credited with founding the Indonesian Solidarity Party. Grace Natalie led the party from 2014 to 2021 before handing over the reins to Giring Ganesha.    

Indonesian influencer, socialite, and model Fitria Yusuf is the daughter of business tycoon and philanthropist Jusuf Hamka. She serves the family business, Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada, as its deputy CEO. Apart from co-writing 2 bestselling books, she has also co-authored the fashion-centric Hermès Temptation, based on the French luxury brand Hermès.

Indonesian politician and socialite Hana Hasanah Shahab has been a senator from Gorontalo. She is the wife of former governor of Gorontalo, Fadel Muhammad. However, she herself failed to win the race for the governor as a PDI-P candidate and, later, the 2019 general election as a PPP candidate.

Mooryati Soedibyo is an Indonesian businesswoman and political figure. A member of an Indonesian royal family, Soedibyo was ranked seventh on the 99 most influential women list by the Globe Asia magazine in 2007. Mooryati Soedibyo is credited with founding a cosmetics company named Mustika Ratu.