JAKARTA: Gojek CEO and founder Nadiem Makarim said on Monday he had resigned from the ride-hailing and payments company to join the Cabinet of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
The Indonesian president may delay announcing his Cabinet until Wednesday morning, according to Mahfud MD, a former head of the constitutional court, who said he was also interviewed for a post at the palace. "On Wednesday, we are all invited to be announced to all of you, we were called one by one today," Mahfud told Kompas TV at the presidential palace, adding that a swearing in was scheduled at 9am .He said he discussed with Jokowi topics ranging from politics to law enforcement, corruption, human rights and religion.
Jokowi's election campaign manager Erick Thohir, who is chairman of media business Mahaka Media, was also at the palace. Shares of Mahaka Media soared 20 per cent on Monday on expectations that Thohir, a former chairman of Italian football club Inter Milan, joining the Cabinet.
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