Abdul Latief is the prominent Indonesian businessman and politician. He was the founder of Pasaraya department store

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Abdul Latief
5th Ministers of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia
In office 16 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
President	Soeharto
Preceded by	Joop Ave
Succeeded by	Marzuki Usman
18th Ministry of Manpower (Indonesia)
In office 17 March 1993 – 14 March 1998
President	Soeharto
Preceded by	Cosmas Batubara
Succeeded by	Theo L. Sambuaga
Personal details
Born	(1940-04-27) April 27, 1940 (age 83) Banda Aceh, Aceh, Dutch East Indies (Now is Indonesia)
Nationality	Indonesia
Spouse(s)	Nursyamsiah Donna Louisa Maria
Children	Medina Latief Harjani Dipo Latief
Alma mater	Akademi Pimpinan Perusahaan Jakarta Universitas Krisnadwipayana
Occupation	businessman

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and television network Lativi, as well as the former Indonesian minister in the New Order era.

Abdul Latief was born on 27 April 1940, in Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. He was bought up according to Muslim and Minangkabau traditions. Latief's father was a textile trader and his mother was an activist in Aisyiyah (a part of the Muhammadiyah Islamic organization). In 1950, Latief's family moved from Banda Aceh to Jakarta.

While at school, he performed well enough academically to become the best student. After graduating, Latief worked as head of promotion in the Sarinah department store. He also attended in-store management courses in Tokyo, Japan. In 1972, Latief founded the Young Indonesian Entrepreneur Community, known as HIPMI, and he was elected as leader for 1972–1973.^[1]

After working for about nine years in department stores, in 1972 Latief decided he wanted to own a department store, but had to settle for a variety store. Starting from a mini store in Grogol, Jakarta, Latief and his brother, Abdul Muthalib, founded PT Latief Marda Corporation. Two years later, they founded PT Indonesia Product Centre Sarinah Jaya, with brand name Pasaraya. In 2001, Latief expanded his business into television, by establishing the Lativi television network. Latief is also involved in the property business with development of Sentraya 41-storey skyscraper in Blok M, South Jakarta.^[2] In 1990s, Latief published two printed media namely Tiras magazine and Neraca daily newspaper.^[3] At the end of 1990s, Abdul Latief as well as Fahmi Idris, Aminuzal Amin, and Nasroel Chas established a joint venture company Nagari Development Corporation (NDC), which aims to improve the Minangkabau community.

Today, all of his business in retailing, media, property, advertising, finance, and agrobusiness are grouped in the ALatief Corporation.

In 1993, Latief was chosen as a Minister of Manpower under Soeharto presidency. During his term of office, the government approved the regional minimum salary for labor, known as 'Upah Minimum Regional'. He was re-elected as Minister of Tourism, Art, and Culture in 1998.^[4]

• Minangkabau businesspeople