“Meet the Owner of Jakarta International Expo: Murdaya Poo, the Billionaire Conglomerate”

Jakarta –

Jakarta International Expo or commonly known as JIExpo is a magnificent area located in the Kemayoran area, Central Jakarta. JIExpo is often the venue for the Jakarta Fair (PRJ) aka Jakarta Fair and various other events. Who owns JIExpo?

Quoted from the company’s official website, Saturday (6/5/2023), JIExpo is a subsidiary of Central Cipta Murdaya (CCM). CCM is a large company owned and founded by conglomerate Murdaya Poo.

Murdaya Poo was born to a simple family in Blitar on January 12, 1946 and has the full name Murdaya Widyawimarta Poo. Before having CCM, Murdaya Poo worked as a newspaper boy.

Then in 1972 he started a business as a contractor. From the start it was just an unknown contractor, the business gradually grew. His development was so fast that he was able to expand his business, eventually establishing a larger contracting business, namely the Central Cipta Murdaya Group in 1992.

Meanwhile, the JIExpo area was built on a very large area, with a total area of ​​44 hectares (ha). Quoted from the official website ecc.co.id, through CCM Murdaya Poo until now has more than 50 subsidiaries operating in various sectors.

Apart from being a businessman, Murdaya Poo was also a member of the legislature and was registered as a member of the DPR legislature from the PDIP party from 2004 to 2009. Prior to becoming a member of the legislature, Murdaya had held the position of treasurer and head of the PDIP branch.

Quoting the Forbes Real Time Billionaires website, Murdaya Poo, as the owner of JIExpo, has assets of US$ 1.3 billion or Rp. 19.5 trillion (exchange rate of Rp. 15,000).

With his total assets, Murdaya Poo is currently ranked 2272nd as the richest person in the world. Meanwhile, in 2022, Murdaya Poo ranked 37th in the ranks of the richest people in Indonesia.

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