Meutya Hafid

Quick Facts

Full Name	Meutya Hafid
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	May 3, 1978(1978-05-03)
Age	46
Birthplace	Bandung
Country	Indonesia
Birth City	West Java
Horoscope	Taurus

Meutya Hafid Biography

Meutya Hafid is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on May 3, 1978 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Meutya Viada Haffid, who was born in Bandung (West Java), on 3 May 1978, is a member the People’s Representative Council. She is currently the Chairman of the Commission I (Defense, Military, Intelligence assessment and Information and Foreign Affairs) and a member of the Golkar Party, in the 2009-2014, 2014-1999, and 2019-2024 terms. She was previously a Metro TV journalist. She presented the news several times during Hafid’s tenure at Metro TV.

Hafid, an alumnus of University of Melbourne, was one of the recipients of the Australia Alumnus Award in the category of Journalism & Media. Before joining Metro TV, Hafid studied at the University of New South Wales. The other finalists were Avian Tumengkol, (William Angliss Institute), a special vice president of foreign affairs, Wishnutama Ksubandio (Kooralbyn International School), a Director of Trans 7 Mohammad Sobary at Monash University and an Executive Director of Kemitraan. Rahmad Nasution (University of Queensland), Jakarta chief Reuters bureau. Hafid is one among 30,000 Indonesian students who have studied in Australia over the past 50 years. This is a testimony to the positive achievements and valuable contributions made to bring Indonesians closer to Australia’s social environment and vice versa. In front of about 700 Australian alumni, and some Indonesian diplomats here in Australia, she received the awards. Hartarto, an ex-minister, and Noke Kiroyan, a leading businessman, were also present.

In 2010, Hafid was paired with H Dhani Setiawan Isma S.Sos as the candidate for Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Binjai for the period of 2010-2015, supported by the Golkar party, Partai Demokrat, Hanura, PAN, Patriot, P3I, PDS and 16 members of a non-party’s faction of Binjai’s parliament. The declaration of Meutya-Dhani candidacy, was strongly backed by the Golkar Party, for Mayor and Deputy Mayor held in the Patar Hall Building, Jalan Tengku Imam Bonjol, Binjai City, on 17 February 2010. The declaration ceremony was attended by thousands of supporters and required extra protection from the Binjai police. Unfortunately, Hafid had lost. At the time, there was an allegation of fraud that allegedly occurred during the vote recapitulation counting in the election offices of West Binjai, North Binjai, East Binjai, South Binjai, and Binjai City. There was also the strong notion that Dhani-Meutya’s ballots were intentionally cut by 200, from 22,287 to 22,087. Besides that, many Dhani- Meutya votes were canceled because of too many ballots punched up symmetrically in the back of the voting paper that caused them to automatically be void, plus many ballots were also pinned in the middle that benefited a certain candidate. Hafid filed a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court about the issue, and asked for the ballot boxes to be recounted, as well as seeking the truth about the in Binjai City election, of where the fraud was allegedly to have happened in some of the polling stations in the District of West Binjai. These suspicions were based on the findings of many witnesses’ own accounts that were at each the polling stations. Finally, the Court judged to reject the petition due to the ‘insufficient evidence’ that was supplied.

On 25 July 2011, The Nasdem Party political party was established. The founder of the then popular political organization, Surya Paloh, was known as a close friend of Hafid’s (Paloh was Hafid’s tutor while she worked at Metro TV). Hafid was among the Golkar cadres who left Nasdem. The Golkar Party General Secretary Idrus Marham said all members of the Golkar Party faction decided to withdraw from the Democratic National. The Democratic National party’s resignation was announced on Thursday, 11 August 2011 which was the deadline for the Golkar cadres to choose between the banyan-symbolized-party and Nasdem. Other than Hafid, other notable Golkar cadres who had joined in Nasdem, and left afterwards, are Jeffrie Geovani and Ferry Mursyidan Baldan. On the very same day of the party’s resignation, Hafid firmly stated on her Twitter account “it is not possible for me to become a member of another political party.”

Hafid published her book 168 Jam dalam Sandera Memoar Seorang Junalis yang Disandera di Irak on 28 September 2007. The introduction to the book was written by President Susilo Bhambang Yudhoyono. The book was also written by several other people, including Don Bosco Selamun (Chief Editor of Metro TV 2004–2005), Marty Natalegawa, (Former Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Abu Bakar Baasyir, (Leader of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid).

Meutya Hafid Net Worth

Meutya Hafid is one of the richest Journalist from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Meutya Hafid 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Budiyanto and Hafid were reporting from Iraq on 18 February 2005 when they were abducted and taken hostage by gunmen. Metro TV had made the last contact with Hafid three days earlier on February 15, 2005. They were finally released on February 21, 2005. Hafid also covered the Aceh tsunami tragedy before it was reported in Iraq.

The government of Australia awarded the Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award to Hafid on 11 October 2007. This award is presented annually in honor of Elizabeth O’Neill, former Australian Embassy Press Attache, who was killed on 7 March 2007 while she was working on a Yogyakarta plane crash. The award is presented to one Australian journalist as well as one Indonesian journalist. It is assigned by Bill Farmer, the Australian Ambassador for Indonesia. Joanna McCarthy, a journalist at ABC Radio Australia was chosen as the Australian winner. Hafid also received this award and was required to complete a three- week program in rural Australia to gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for current issues between Australia, Indonesia and Australia. Farmer stated that Hafid was a top reporter at Metro TV news and talk programs like Top Nine News, Today’s Dialogue, and Metro Today. She is hardworking, dedicated, and professional, and has a lot of experience.

In August 2010, Hafid was appointed an interim Member of Parliament for the Golkar Party, replacing Burhanudin Napitupulu after he died.

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Meutya Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Meutya Hafid celebrates birthday on May 3 of every year.