Mujib named acting presidential secretary

Mujib named acting presidential secretary

JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid named Mujib Manan as
acting presidential secretary to replace his ailing former
secretary, Djoko Mulyono, a senior aide said on Wednesday.

State Secretary Djohan Effendy announced that Mujib was chosen
as acting presidential secretary shortly before the President
left for a 10-day trip to four South American countries and
Canada late last month.

Djohan did not explain, however, who Mujib was or why he had
been chosen for the job. He only said that Djohan was from the
East Java capital of Surabaya.

Mujib is the third presidential secretary in one year as Djoko
was sworn in April to replace former journalist Ratih Hardjono.

Ratih, who resigned on April 1, said at that time that she was
getting married and wanted to concentrate on her new family.

Ratih married Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) executive Fajrul Falakh
recently in Yogyakarta.

The President currently has four official secretaries --
Cabinet Secretary Marsilam Simanjuntak, Military Secretary Rear
Marshal Budhy Santoso, Presidential Secretary Mujib and State
Secretary Djohan Effendy -- to assist him in his daily
activities.(byg)