Faisal Basri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Faisal Basri

economist

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1959

Place of Birth: Bandung, Indonesia

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Faisal Basri (born November 6, 1959) is an Indonesian economist and politician.
He is a faculty member at University of Indonesia, specializing in political economics, and a member of KPPU, Indonesian competition regulator.
Basri is the grandnephew of Indonesia's third Vice President, Adam Malik.In 2012, Basri ran for governor in the Jakarta gubernatorial election as independent along with Biem Benyamin, the son of a prominent Betawi figure, Benyamin Sueb, but he was unsuccessful in winning the governorship, with fewer votes than Joko Widodo, Fauzi Bowo, and Hidayat Nur Wahid, and ahead of Alex Noerdin and Hendarji Supanji.