Background
Iskan, Dahlan was born on August 17, 1951 in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia.
Iskan, Dahlan was born on August 17, 1951 in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia.
He was the Chief Executive Officer of Indonesia"s State Electricity Company, (PLN) from December 23, 2009 to October, 2011. He was Indonesia"s minister for State-owned enterprises in the period October 2011 to October 2014. Dahlan is known for his unorthodox, often personalised, approach to solving internal bureaucratic problems and inefficiencies within stated-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Over time, he came to been seen as a somewhat controversial figure.
He responded vigorously to criticisms from parliamentarians by threatening to expose details of payments allegedly made by SOEs in order to be able to meet MPs in parliamentary commission hearings. He also supported the Indonesian development of an environmentally friendly car, one of which he often drove himself.
However, in a much-publicised incident, he crashed one of the electric cars. After completing his term as minister for State Owned Enterprises one of his reported activities became conducting the "I Like Dangdut" challenge.
His style as a minister sometimes attracted criticism from members of the Indonesian parliament (MPs).