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Indonesia·Southeast Asia

Gojek co-founder and former Indonesian education minister Nadiem Makarim sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 06:06 · 1 min read

Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of Gojek (Indonesia's ride-hailing and tech giant) and former Education Minister, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of corruption. Makarim, once a billionaire celebrated as a symbol of Indonesia's technology boom, has declared the verdict politically motivated and announced plans to appeal. The case marks a dramatic fall for one of Southeast Asia's most prominent entrepreneurs, who served as minister under President Joko Widodo.

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Al Jazeera EnglishGojek co-founder, turned Indonesian Education Minister jailed for 10 years ↗︎
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