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Meutya Hafid
Meutya Viada Hafid (born 3 May 1978 in Bandung, West Java) is an Indonesian newscaster and politician. Since October 2019, she has been chair of the First Commission of the People's Representative Council, responsible for matters regarding national defense, foreign affairs, information, communications, and intelligence. She is now the 8th minister of communication and digital affairs of Indonesia. She is a member of the Golkar Party.
Before entering politics, Hafid is a journalist for Indonesian TV news channel Metro TV.
She was born on 3 May 1978, in Bandung, Indonesia.
She attended SMP Negeri 1 Jakarta, a secondary school in Menteng, Indonesia, followed by SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta in Tebet, Indonesia. She then moved to Singapore, where she studied at Crescent Girls' School.
After completing her schooling, she pursued higher education in Australia and Indonesia. She earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and later obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science from the University of Indonesia.
On 18 February 2005, Hafid and her cameraman, Budiyanto, were kidnapped and held hostage by gunmen while they were on reporting in Iraq. The last contact made with Hafid was on 15 February, three days earlier, by Metro TV. They were finally released on 21 February 2005. Prior to Iraq, Hafid had also covered the tsunami tragedy in Aceh.
On 28 September 2007, Hafid published her book, entitled 168 Jam dalam Sandera: Memoar Seorang Jurnalis yang Disandera di Irak (168 Hours Taken as A Hostage: Memoirs of a Journalist in Iraq). President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wrote the introduction in the book. Besides the president, several other figures also contributed to the book, such as Don Bosco Selamun (Chief Editor of Metro TV 2004–2005), Marty Natalegawa (Former Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and Abu Bakar Baasyir (Leader of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid).
On 11 October 2007, Hafid was selected as the winner of the Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award, rewarded by the government of Australia. The award is given annually to commemorate and honor former Australian Embassy Press Attache Elizabeth O'Neill, who died while working on a plane crash in Yogyakarta, on 7 March 2007. The award is given to one Australian journalist and one Indonesian journalist, assigned directly by the Australian ambassador for Indonesia, Bill Farmer. ABC Radio Australia journalist Joanna McCarthy was elected as the Australian winner. Along with this award, Hafid underwent a 3-week program in Australia's rural areas to find and develop a better understanding and appreciation for contemporary issues between Australia and Indonesia. Farmer said Hafid, who was a leading reporter for Metro TV news and talk shows like Top Nine News, Today's Dialogue and Metro Today, is the "most appropriate winner" as she is a hardworking, professional and dedicated journalist with good experience.[citation needed]
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Meutya Hafid
Meutya Viada Hafid (born 3 May 1978 in Bandung, West Java) is an Indonesian newscaster and politician. Since October 2019, she has been chair of the First Commission of the People's Representative Council, responsible for matters regarding national defense, foreign affairs, information, communications, and intelligence. She is now the 8th minister of communication and digital affairs of Indonesia. She is a member of the Golkar Party.
Before entering politics, Hafid is a journalist for Indonesian TV news channel Metro TV.
She was born on 3 May 1978, in Bandung, Indonesia.
She attended SMP Negeri 1 Jakarta, a secondary school in Menteng, Indonesia, followed by SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta in Tebet, Indonesia. She then moved to Singapore, where she studied at Crescent Girls' School.
After completing her schooling, she pursued higher education in Australia and Indonesia. She earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and later obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science from the University of Indonesia.
On 18 February 2005, Hafid and her cameraman, Budiyanto, were kidnapped and held hostage by gunmen while they were on reporting in Iraq. The last contact made with Hafid was on 15 February, three days earlier, by Metro TV. They were finally released on 21 February 2005. Prior to Iraq, Hafid had also covered the tsunami tragedy in Aceh.
On 28 September 2007, Hafid published her book, entitled 168 Jam dalam Sandera: Memoar Seorang Jurnalis yang Disandera di Irak (168 Hours Taken as A Hostage: Memoirs of a Journalist in Iraq). President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wrote the introduction in the book. Besides the president, several other figures also contributed to the book, such as Don Bosco Selamun (Chief Editor of Metro TV 2004–2005), Marty Natalegawa (Former Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and Abu Bakar Baasyir (Leader of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid).
On 11 October 2007, Hafid was selected as the winner of the Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award, rewarded by the government of Australia. The award is given annually to commemorate and honor former Australian Embassy Press Attache Elizabeth O'Neill, who died while working on a plane crash in Yogyakarta, on 7 March 2007. The award is given to one Australian journalist and one Indonesian journalist, assigned directly by the Australian ambassador for Indonesia, Bill Farmer. ABC Radio Australia journalist Joanna McCarthy was elected as the Australian winner. Along with this award, Hafid underwent a 3-week program in Australia's rural areas to find and develop a better understanding and appreciation for contemporary issues between Australia and Indonesia. Farmer said Hafid, who was a leading reporter for Metro TV news and talk shows like Top Nine News, Today's Dialogue and Metro Today, is the "most appropriate winner" as she is a hardworking, professional and dedicated journalist with good experience.[citation needed]