BI gets new member of board

BI gets new member of board

JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Bank Indonesia Soedrajad Djiwandono
inducted Mukhlis Rasyid, a senior official of the bank, to the
bank's board of directors on Saturday.

The governor swore in Mukhlis in a ceremony closed to the
press.

In a statement sent to The Jakarta Post, the central bank
stated that Rasyid replaced the late Kilian Sihotang, who died on
April 28.

Prior to his new position, the 55-year-old Rasyid was the head
of the economic and statistical affairs of the bank.

He got his masters degree in economics and political economics
at Boston University in the United States before joining the
Washington based International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Bank Indonesia is led jointly by the governor and a seven
member board of directors.

The University of Indonesia promoted Djiwandono to professor
on economics earlier this month.

The other six directors are Hendrobudiyanto, Boediono, Heru
Soepraptomo, Mansjurdin Nurdin, Haryono and Paul Soetopo
Tjokronegoro, while the commissioner representing the Indonesian
government is Sofyan Djajawinata. (09)