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        "msgid": "profile-of-abdul-kadir-karding-pkb-politician-appointed-head-of-national-quarantine-agency-1777279904",
        "date": "2026-04-27 15:15:14",
        "title": "Profile of Abdul Kadir Karding, PKB Politician Appointed Head of National Quarantine Agency",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Abdul Kadir Karding, a seasoned politician from the National Awakening Party (PKB), as the Head of the National Quarantine Agency, replacing Sahat Manaor Panggabean. Born in 1973 in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Karding graduated from Diponegoro University with degrees in Fisheries and Public Administration, and began his political career in the late 1990s, serving multiple terms in regional and national legislatures. His extensive experience includes key roles in the DPR RI, such as Chair of Commission VIII, and positions within PKB, as well as his recent stint as Minister of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers in the Merah Putih Cabinet from 2024-2025, highlighting his transition from legislative to executive leadership in national governance.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Abdul Kadir Karding as the\nHead of the National Quarantine Agency today. The politician from the\nNational Awakening Party (PKB) replaces Sahat Manaor Panggabean, who\ncurrently holds the position as Head of Quarantine. So, who is Abdul\nKadir Karding and what is his track record? Brief Profile Abdul Kadir\nKarding is a PKB politician who has long been active in national\npolitics. He was born in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, on 25 March 1973.\nKarding spent his childhood in Donggala and his teenage years in Palu.\nAfter graduating from high school in Palu, he continued his higher\neducation at Diponegoro University (UNDIP) in Semarang. He is known as\none of PKB\u2019s cadres with extensive experience in the legislature, both\nat the regional and national levels. Before his name was reported to\nbecome Head of Quarantine, Karding served as Minister of Protection for\nIndonesian Migrant Workers from 2024-2025 in the Merah Putih Cabinet.\nAbdul Kadir Karding is an alumnus of Diponegoro University. He earned\nhis bachelor\u2019s degree in the Fisheries Department at UNDIP. He then\npursued a master\u2019s degree in Public Administration at the same\nuniversity. Since his university days, Karding has been active in\nstudent organisations. He served as Chair of the Student Senate of the\nFaculty of Animal Husbandry at Diponegoro University from 1994-1995, and\nChair of the Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) from 1995-1996.\nThis student organisation activity became one of the early gateways for\nKarding before entering the world of politics. Political Track Record\nAbdul Kadir Karding is not a new name on the political stage. He has\nbeen active in politics since the late 1990s. His political career began\nat the regional level. In the 1999 election, Karding was elected as a\nmember of the Central Java DPRD. In the Central Java DPRD, he served as\nChair of Commission E from 1999-2001, Chair of the PKB Faction from\n2001-2003, and Deputy Chair of the Central Java DPRD. Karding then\nadvanced to Senayan after being elected as a member of the DPR RI from\nthe Central Java VI electoral district in the 2009 election. Since then,\nhis national political career has strengthened. He has served as a\nmember of the DPR RI for three terms since 2009. In parliament, Karding\nhas held several important positions. He served as Chair of Commission\nVIII of the DPR RI from the PKB Faction from 2009-2012. Commission VIII\nhandles matters related to religion, social affairs, disasters, women\u2019s\nempowerment, and child protection. In addition, Karding also served as\nDeputy Chair of the PKB Faction in the DPR RI, Secretary of the PKB MPR\nFaction, member of Commission III of the DPR RI, Deputy Chair of\nCommission III of the DPR RI, member of the Inter-Parliamentary\nCooperation Agency (BKSAP) of the DPR RI, and member of Commission VII\nof the DPR RI for the 2019-2024 period. Within the party, Karding has\nalso held strategic positions. He served as Deputy Chair of the PKB\nCentral Java DPW from 2001-2006, and General Secretary of the PKB DPP\nfrom 2014-2019. Active in UNDIP Alumni Organisations Besides being known\nas a politician, Karding is also active in the Diponegoro University\nalumni community. Since 2022, he has been entrusted as the General Chair\nof the DPP IKA UNDIP. Before that, Karding also served as General Chair\nof KERAPU, the alumni organisation of the Fisheries Department at\nDiponegoro University. This position further strengthens his closeness\nto his alma mater, after previously completing his bachelor\u2019s and\nmaster\u2019s degrees at UNDIP.<\/p>",
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