Nurdin Halid

Nurdin Halid
Chair of the Football Association of Indonesia
In office 2003–2011
Preceded by	Agum Gumelar
Succeeded by	Agum Gumelar[1] Djohar Arifin Husin
Personal details
Born	Nurdin Halid (1958-11-17) November 17, 1958 (age 66) Watampone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Political party	Golkar Party
Alma mater	State University of Makassar
Occupation	Businessman and politician

Nurdin Halid (born November 17, 1958) is an Indonesian businessman, politician, and convict. He is the deputy chairman of the Management Board of the Golkar Party and chairman of the Indonesian Cooperatives Council (DEKOPIN).^[2]

Early life

Born in Kampuno Watampone, South Sulawesi.

Golkar Party

Nurdin Halid is deputy chairman of Golkar Party's Management Board for the 2019-2024 period.^[3] He previously served as the party's chief executive.^[4]

Nurdin Halid with President Joko Widodo in Golkar Party National Meeting

Nurdin Halid in Bone

Nurdin Halid in the opening ceremony of Golkar Party Villages Soccer League in Takalar

Nurdin Halid in National Co-Operative Day in Jambi

Nurdin Halid and son Andi Haldin

DEKOPIN leadership

Nurdin first chaired Dekopin for the 1999-2004 period. He next led the organization for the 2004-2009 period, but his detention for illegal sugar imports led to a rival leadership headed by politician Adi Sasono. For 2009-2014 and 2014-2019, no one challenged Nurdin to the leadership of Dekopin, despite his notoriety for corruption and embezzlement. In 2019, Nurdin was initially challenged by Fadel Muhammad and Jimly Asshiddiqie for the Dekopin leadership for the 2019-2024 period, but the two dropped out of the race. Nevertheless, Dekopin still held an election with Nurdin as the sole candidate and he received 435 votes from among the 514 voters.^[5]

Legal cases

Clove fund embezzlement scandal

From 1992 to 1998, Halid was director of the government-owned Central Unit of Village Cooperatives (Puskud) for Hasanuddin village in Ujung Pandang (now called Makassar), the capital of South Sulawesi province. Puskud Hasanuddin supplied a clove trading monopoly, the Clove Support and Trading Board (BPPC), run by President Suharto's youngest son, Tommy.^[6][7] Under the monopoly, clove farmers were forced to sell to BPPC at massively reduced prices, while the cloves were then sold to cigarette manufacturers at inflated prices.^[8]

In December 1995, some 20 farmers, representing 300 clove farmers in Bone Regency, South Sulawesi, protested against alleged fraud, embezzlement, and economic crimes by the Halid family.^[9]

Following the fall of Suharto and the dismantling of the clove monopoly in 1998, Nurdin went on trial in December 1998 for allegedly embezzling Rp 115.7 billion from a compulsory savings fund (SWKP, Simpanan Wajib Khusus Petani) of South Sulawesi clove farmers. His acquittal by Ujung Pandang District Court in 1999 sparked protests and claims that Attorney General Andi Ghalib, a former deputy governor of South Sulawesi, had intervened on Nurdin's behalf. Nurdin had previously funded Ghalib's failed bid to become South Sulawesi governor. Gagoek Soebagyanto, the prosecutor who initiated charges against Nurdin and wanted to have him detained pending trial, was dismissed by Ghalib, while another prosecutor involved in the case was transferred to Irian Jaya (now Papua) province. In March 1999, the new prosecutors handling the case told the court that Nurdin should be freed. They claimed there was a legal basis for the criminal act of misusing SWKP funds as collateral for bank credit without the permission of the owners. Judges were criticized for refusing to allow testimony from a key witness, a bank official.^[10] In addition to acquitting Nurdin, the panel of judges also ordered the release of confiscated evidence, including his luxury home and a deposit of Rp 8 billion in the name of Puskud Hasanuddin. Judges said that although the four indictments concerned irregularities in clove purchases, irregularities in the release of clove farmers' funds, irregularities in working capital, and irregularities in funding, all payments had been settled.^[11] University students, professors, and lecturers protested what they described as "the death of justice". Police responded to one protest by firing live ammunition.^[12]

Illegal sugar import case

On July 16, 2004, Halid, who the day before had been appointed as the Chairman of the National Federation of Rural Cooperatives (Dekopin) for 2004–2009, was arrested and detained by the police after he was named as a suspect in the case of illegally importing 73.520 tons of sugar.^[13]

Cooking oil distribution fund corruption

On 2 November 2004, Halid was investigated by the Indonesian National Police for his involvement in the cooking oil distribution fund corruption case which cost the state Rp169 billion.^[14] Prosecutors recommended a 20-year jail sentence, but he was acquitted by South Jakarta District Court on 16 June 2005.^[15] Prosecutors appealed to the Supreme Court of Indonesia and on 13 August 2007, Halid was convicted guilty and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.^[16]

Vietnam rice import customs violation

On August 9, 2005, Halid, who at the time was the Chairman of Village Cooperative Unit Center (Inkud), was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months by the North Jakarta District Court, after he was pronounced guilty of violating customs on imports of rice from Vietnam.^[17] On August 17, 2006, Halid was released after receiving an Indonesian Independence Day remission.

FIFA ban

In March 2011, FIFA banned chairman Halid from running as the third-term candidate in PSSI. "FIFA upholds the statutes that state a convict cannot lead a football organization".^[18]

The FIFA Emergency Committee met on April 1, 2011, and announced on April 4, 2011, that control of the PSSI would pass to a normalisation committee made up of personalities in Indonesian football to oversee presidential elections by May 21, 2011. It also barred Halid from standing, along with three other candidates, George Toisutta, Arifin Panigoro and Nirwan Bakrie.^[19]

References

1. As chair of the PSSI Normalization Committee
2. Halid, Nurdin (November 2014). Koperasi Pilar Negara (in Indonesian) (1st ed.). Jakarta: Jetpress. pp. iii. ISBN 9789791558341.
3. Arya, Wicaksana (January 17, 2020). "Pengamat: Pengalaman Nurdin Halid Dibutuhkan DPP Golkar" (in Indonesian). Kabar news. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
4. "Golkar to Reinstate Setya Novanto as House Speaker". en.tempo.co. November 22, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
5. Abdurrahman, Muhammad Nur (November 14, 2019). "Nurdin Halid Keempat Kalinya Terpilih Jadi Ketua Dekopin". detikFinance. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
6. Husni Rasyad; Irsyad Muchtar; Suyono A. G. (2000). H.A.M. Nurdin Halid, di timur matahari: langkah besar anak guru. Yayasan Swaramadani. p. 47. ISBN 978-979-95970-0-7.
7. "Nurdin Halid Di-Back up Mantan Jaksa Senior". hukumonline.com. PT Justika Siar Publika. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
8. Aglionby, John (July 20, 2007). "Suharto's son is named in clove corruption case". Financial Times. Retrieved July 26, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
9. RK and Sukriansyah (March 2, 1999). "Bone Kid's Clove Party". Forum (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on September 17, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
10. Alkatiri, Mansyur (March 29, 1999). "Nurdin Bebas, Peradilan Mati". Vol. IV, no. 37. Ummat. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
11. "Nurdin Halid Acquitted, One Student Shot". Kompas. March 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 17, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
12. Awaludin, Hamid. "Nurani keadilan Nurdin Halid". No. March 29 – April 4, 1999. Forum Keadilan.
13. "Nurdin Halid – Again a Suspect". Ensikonesia (in Indonesian). July 17, 2004. Archived from the original on March 19, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
14. Martha Warta (November 2, 2004). "Nurdin Halid Investigated for Cooking Oil Corruption". Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
15. Melly Febrida (June 16, 2005). "Nurdin Halid: Thank God There Is Still Justice". detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved February 28, 2011.
16. Nurul Hidayati (September 14, 2007). "Nurdin Halid, from Prison to Prison". detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved February 28, 2011.
17. Yuliawati (August 9, 2005). "Nurdin Halid Sentenced to 2 Years and 6 Months on Rice Import Case". Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
18. "FIFA Bans Nurdin from Indonesian Elections - KOMPAS.com". Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
19. FIFA Swing Axe on Disgraced Indonesian Football Chief

Sporting positions
Preceded by Agum Gumelar	President of PSSI 2003–2011	Succeeded by Djohar Arifin Husein