Arifin Tasrif

Arifin Tasrif (born in Jakarta 19 June 1953) is an Indonesian executive who is the Minister for Energy & Mineral Resources until reshuffle on 19 August 2024 in Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet.

Tasrif studied chemical engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology, graduating in 1977.

[5] On 13 March 2017, Tasrif was appointed as Indonesia's Ambassador to Japan and Micronesia by Joko Widodo.

[2] During this period, he was involved in the negotiations for a $20bn contract for a natural gas block with Japanese firm Inpex.

[6] On 4 February 2022, Tasrif was temporarily replaced with Bahlil Lahadalia as ad interim minister due to a COVID-19 infection.