Jakarta (ANTARA) - President-elect Prabowo Subianto discussed international issues during a meeting with Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, at his private residence in Kertanegara IV, Jakarta, on Monday.
"Yes, I was summoned by Mr. Prabowo (to his residence). He gave directions on how to plan for the future considering the complexity of the current global situation, as we can see," he informed after the closed meeting.
He said Prabowo directed him to handle the situation for the good of the nation.
"I am a hard worker, everyone knows. I am also loyal. Amidst the uneasy situation, I will continue to push whatever task (is) entrusted to me," Thohir affirmed.
Baca juga: Bahlil sinyal posisi menteri yang dia tempati di kabinet
When asked whether Prabowo assigned him the foreign affairs portfolio in his government, Thohir seemed reluctant to provide an answer.
He underlined Prabowo's right to announce the names of his ministers at the best time.
From 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Prabowo summoned ministerial candidates to his private residence in Kertanegara to discuss their Cabinet assignments.
Baca juga: Prabowo meminta NasDem kirim nama kader untuk di kabinet
They included professionals, academics, politicians, bureaucrats, religious figures, high-ranking officials of community organizations, active police officials, as well as former soldiers.
Overall, 49 figures were summoned by Prabowo on Monday:
1. Prasetio Hadi (chairperson of the Gerindra Party)
2. Sugiono (deputy general chairperson of the Gerindra Party)
3. Widiyanti Putri Wardhana (businesswoman)
4. Natalius Pigai (human rights activist)
5. Yandri Susanto (deputy general chairperson of the National Mandate Party/PAN)
6. Fadli Zon (deputy general chairperson of the Gerindra Party)
7. Nusron Wahid (Golkar Party politician)
8. Saifullah Yusuf (secretary general of the Nahdlatul Ulama/Minister of Social Affairs)
9. Maruarar Sirait (Gerindra Party politician)
10. Abdul Kadir Karding (politician from the National Awakening Party, or PKB)
11. Wihaji (deputy general chairperson of the Golkar Party)
12. Teuku Riefky Harsya (secretary general of the Democrat Party)
13. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (general chairperson of the Democrat Party/Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister)
14. Arifatul Choiri Fauzi (Nahdlatul Ulama)
15. Tito Karnavian (former police chief/Minister of Home Affairs)
16. Zulkifli Hasan (chairperson of PAN/Minister of Trade)
17. Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro (academic)
18. Yassierli (academic)
19. Yusril Ihza Mahendra (Constitutional law expert/PBB politician)
20. Bahlil Lahadalia (chairperson of the Golkar Party/Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources)
21. Abdul Mu'ti (secretary general of the Muhammadiyah)
22. Muhaimin Iskandar (chairperson of the National Awakening Party, PKB)
23. Raja Juli Antoni (secretary general of the Indonesian Solidarity Party, PSI/Deputy Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister)
24. Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (Minister of Industry)
25. Pratikno (Minister of State Secretary)
26. Iftitah Sulaiman (confidant of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)
27. Commissioner General of Police, Agus Andrianto (deputy police chief)
28. Ribka Haluk (acting governor of Central Papua)
29. Maman Abdurahman (Golkar Party politician)
30. Rachmat Pambudy (academic)
31. Hanif Faisol Nurofiq (director general of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry)
32. Erick Thohir (Minister of State-Owned Enterprises)
33. Andi Amran Sulaiman (Minister of Agriculture)
34. Nasaruddin Umar (Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque)
35. Dito Ariotedjo (Minister of Youth and Sports)
36. Budi Gunadi Sadikin (Minister of Health)
37. Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin (chairperson of the Regional Representatives Council)
38. Raden Dodi Priyono (head of the budget administration section at the Bureau of Budget Planning and Foreign Cooperation/secretary general of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing)
39. Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)
40. Budi Santoso (secretary general of the Ministry of Trade)
41. Dudy Purwagandhi (member of the board of commissioners of state-owned electricity company PT PLN)
42. Airlangga Hartarto (Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs)
43. Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Minister of Finance)
44. Veronica Tan (businesswoman and philanthropist)
45. Supratman Andi Agtas (Minister of Law and Human Rights/Gerindra politician)
46. Donny Ermawan Taufanto (acting secretary general of the Ministry of Defense)
47. Rosan Perkasa Roeslani (Minister of Investment)
48. M. Herindra (Deputy Minister of Defense)
49. Meutya Hafid (chairwoman of Commission I of the House of Representatives/Golkar Party politician)