JAKARTA – Taufik Hidayat is officially Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (Wamenpora) in the Merah and White Cabinet for the 2024-2029 offering period.
The badminton legend’s name was announced by President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta on Sunday, October 20, 2024, night in Western Indonesia.
He was then appointed with 55 other deputy ministers on Monday, October 21, 2024, at the same location.
Taufik’s presence to assist Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Dito Ari Obedjo is expected to bring significant changes to the development of Indonesian sports.
“In the world of sport, Taufik (Hidayat) is a legend. When I come down, I am sure it will provide energy and a positive atmosphere,” said Dito on the Ministry of Youth and Sports website, as reported on Monday, October 21, 2024.
Signals that Taufik will be part of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka cabinet office have started to be seen since the person concerned was called by the President at his residence in Kertanegara, South Jakarta on October 15, 2024 .
Upon meeting Prabowo, Taufik was invited to take up a position in the cabinet in accordance with his expertise. As expected, he also officially sat down in Wamenpora in accordance with his experience as a former athlete.
The Kemenpora environment is actually not a new location for Taufik Hidayat. He was previously appointed Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Indonesian Gold Program (Satlak Prima) 2016/2017 and was a special staff member at the Ministry of Youth and Youth Sports in 2017-2018.
Here is the full profile of Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat was born in Bandung, West Java on August 10, 1981. Since childhood, he showed his interest and talent in badminton.
His journey in the world of sports began when he decided to join the SGS PLN Bandung badminton club. During his time there, Taufik experienced very rapid development.
Taufik then entered the National Training Center (Pelatnas) of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) in 1996. Since then, various achievements at the junior and senior levels, he managed to score.
The story of the beautiful journey also began to be told by Taufik when he won the men’s singles gold medal at the Asian Youth Championships in Manila, Phililina, 1997. At the same event, he helped the Indonesian team win a silver medal.
In 1998, Taufik was coached in the Indonesian men’s badminton team that won the champion at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games.
A year later, Taufik claimed the men’s single gold medal at the SEA Games Brunai Darussalam. In the same event, he was also instrumental in helping the men’s retirement team win a gold medal.
Furthermore, he was also a member of the Indonesian team that managed to bring the Thomas Cup home to the country on two different occasions, in Kuala Lumpur 2000 and Guangzhou 2002.
Taufik is also listed as a world champion, Asian Games champion and is ranked one in the world. Being the number one only son, he had at the age of 19.
Throughout his career, Taufik won one world champion (2005), collected three Asian Champion titles (20, 2004, 2007), two Asian Games gold medals (2002, 2006), two SEA Games gold medals (1999), 2007.
The peak of Taufik’s achievement was winning the 2004 Olympic gold medal at Athena after during his first edition at Sydney 2000 he only reached the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, the medal he failed to retain in the next edition in Beijing in 2008.
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