Armida Alisjahbana


Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is currently the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific. She is a professor in the Faculty of Economics, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, and has served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. She is a former State Minister for National Development Planning / Head of BAPPENAS in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet under the administration of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Alisjahbana is the daughter of Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, who was cabinet minister of Indonesia from 1973 to 1988.

Career

Alisjahbana has served as chair of the Economics and Development Studies Department in Padjadjaran University and Director of the Center for Economics and Development Studies. She obtained her B.A. in Economics from University of Indonesia and earned an M.A. in Economics from Northwestern University. She earned her PhD in Economics from University of Washington. Before becoming a minister, Alisjahbana undertook various research tasks for the World Bank and the Australian Agency for International Development.
Alisjahbana served as a minister in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet as Minister of State for National Development and Planning / Head of Bappenas between 2009 and 2014.

Personal life

Alisjahbana is the second daughter of Mochtar Kusumaatmadja and Siti Hadidjah. She is married to Andi Alisjahbana, formerly Director of Technology & Development of Indonesian Aerospace. They have two children.

Published works