Education
University of Indonesia.
politician Minister of Justice
University of Indonesia.
Simanjuntak’s educational background is in the field of medicine. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia in 1971. In 1974 he was held in a military detention center after becoming unexpectedly involved in the Malari incident.
He was never prosecuted during or after his detention.
In October 2006 Simanjuntak was appointed as President of the Presidential Working Unit Management and Reform Programme (UKP3R).