Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is coordinating minister for maritime affairs of Indonesia. He previously held positions as coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs and as chief of staff to President Joko Widodo. Mr Pandjaitan was minister of trade and industry for Indonesia during President Abdurrahman Wahid’s administration, and Indonesia’s ambassador to Singapore during the crucial era of Reformasi from 1999 to 2000. After retiring from the military as a four-star general, in 2004 Mr Pandjaitan founded Toba Sejahtra Group, with activities in natural resources, electricity generation and agriculture. He is the founder of DEL Foundation, which has created schools for underprivileged students and for gifted children.