Harry Azhar Azis

Harry Azhar Azis
Chairman of the Audit Board of Indonesia
In office
21 October 2014 – incumbent
President Joko Widodo
Preceded by Rizal Djalil
Personal details
Born 25 April 1956
Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Citizenship Indonesian
Spouse(s) Amanah Abdulkadir
Children Mina Azhar
Hanifah Azhar
Ibrahim Azhar
Alma mater University of Oregon
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Harry Azhar Azis is the current chairman of the Audit Board of Indonesia and a former legislator in the People's Representative Council.[1] During his tenure as a Representative, Azis was the chairman of the House Budget Committee,[2] and in 2010 was also one of the first Indonesian legislators to suggest a bridge between Batam and Singapore as part of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle.[3]

In April 2016, Azis was implicated in the Panama Papers due to a previously registered blank company which he hadn't reported.[4] Azis claimed that the company was merely a registered name on paper which he had started for his oldest daughter, but then sold to someone else after his appointment as Board chairman in December 2014.[5] In October that same year, the Ethics Council of the Audit Board sanctioned Azis via a written warning upon ruling that he violated the ethics code by failing to report the company.[6]

References

  1. ↑ President urges for resolving issue of overlapping regulations. Antara, 27 October 2016. Accessed 6 November 2016.
  2. ↑ James Castle, Indonesia: Political Pulse, 2010, pg. 137. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing, 2010. ISBN 9789793780856
  3. ↑ Euston Quah, Singapore 2065: Leading Insights on Economy and Environment from 50 Singapore Icons and Beyond, pg. 310. Singapore: World Scientific, 2015. ISBN 9789814663397
  4. ↑ Ayomi Amindoni, Jokowi summons BPK chairman over Panama Papers. Jakarta Post, 15 April 2016. Accessed 6 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Harry Azhar Azis: The blank company is for my child. Tempo, 13 April 2016. Accessed 6 November 2016.
  6. ↑ BPK Chief Receives Sanction for Involvement in Panama Papers. Tempo, 17 October 2016. Accessed 6 November 2016.
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