He also is Director of PLN since December 23, 2009.On October 19, 2011, relating to the United Indonesia Cabinet reshuffle II, Dahlan Iskan was appointed as Minister for State Owned Enterprises to replace Mustafa Abubakar.
Career
Early career
Dahlan Iskan career began as a candidate for a small newspaper reporter in Samarinda (East Borneo) in 1975. In 1976, he became a journalist magazine Tempo. Since 1982, Dahlan Iskan leading Java Post newspaper today.
Java Post
Dahlan Iskan is a figure that makes the Java Post, who was near death with a circulation of 6000 ekslempar, within 5 years as a newspaper with a circulation of 300,000 copies. Five years later formed the Java Pos News Network (JPNN), one of the largest newspaper network in Indonesia which has 134 newspapers, tabloids, and magazines [3], as well as 40 network printing in Indonesia. In 1997 he succeeded in establishing Graha Pena, one of the skyscrapers in Surabaya, and then a similar building in Jakarta. In 2002, he founded a local television station JTV in Surabaya, which is then followed by TV Batam in Batam and Riau TV in Pekanbaru.
Fangbian Iskan Corporindo (FIC)
Since early 2009, Dahlan was a Commissioner of PT Fangbian Iskan Corporindo (FIC), which will begin construction of a submarine cable connection (SKKL) this summer. SKKL will connect Surabaya in Indonesia and Hong Kong. With a length of 4300 kilometers of optical fiber
State Electricity firms (PLN)
Since late 2009, Dahlan was appointed PLN president director Fahmi Mochtar replace the much criticized for his leadership during a power failure occurs in the Jakarta area. Since leading the PLN, Dahlan made some buzz among pet se Indonesia byar free within 6 months, the movement of a million connections a day. Dahlan also plans to build PLTS in the 100 islands in 2011. Previously, in 2010 PLN had managed to build PLTS in five islands in eastern Indonesia is the island of Banda, Bunaken Manado, Derawan East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi Wakatobi, and Citrawangan.
Minister for State Owned Enterprises (SOE Minister)
On October 17, 2011, Dahlan Iskan was appointed Minister of SOEs were sick. He sniffed and moved so he was called to be minister of state since he left PLN weight which he was at the height of enthusiasm for reform PLN. [5] Dahlan implement several programs to be executed in the management of SOEs. The main program is the restructuring and downsizing of assets (depreciation amount) of a number of business entities. About the restructuring is still awaiting approval from the Minister of Finance.
Personal life
Dahlan Iskan raised in view of the condition of rural deprivation. Her parents do not remember what date Dahlan was born. Dahlan finally chose August 17, the reason is easy to remember because it coincided with the commemoration of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia.
Dahlan Iskan once wrote a book called Change the Heart in 2008. This book contains about penglaman Dahlan Iskan in liver transplant operations in China.
Apart from being the leader of Java Post Group, Dahlan is also president director of two private power company PT Fajar Kaltim Light in East Kalimantan and PT Prima Electric Power in Surabaya.
