The Ledger / Tahir
Tahir
◼ Origin
Tahir (born Ang Tjoen Ming, 1952, Surabaya, Indonesia) grew up the son of a pedicab-maker in a Chinese-Indonesian family. He began as a small merchandise trader while studying in Taiwan, then returned to Indonesia and founded Mayapada Group in 1986 entirely from his own capital — expanding into banking (PT Bank Mayapada Internasional Tbk), healthcare (Mayapada Hospital network), garments, media, and property. He later adopted the single name Tahir and received Malaysian Dato Sri and Indonesian Pahlawan Kemerdekaan honours. He serves as Chief Commissioner of Bank Mayapada, which is publicly listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange.
◼ Self-Made Verdict — YES
Born to a pedicab-maker family in Surabaya; started as a small merchandise trader with no inherited business; founded Mayapada Group in 1986 entirely from his own capital accumulation.
◼ Documented marks
01
Chief Commissioner of PT Bank Mayapada Internasional Tbk (IDX: MAYA) — publicly listed Indonesian bank
02
Founder and controlling shareholder of Mayapada Group — banking, Mayapada Hospital network (30+ facilities), garments, media, property
03
BPK state audit (2017–2019) found Bank Mayapada violated BMPK Maximum Credit Limit rules: Rp23.56T concentrated among 4 borrower groups vs. Rp2T legal cap; Mayapada Group itself was among the overexposed groups (Rp3.3T)
04
Civil lawsuit filed December 2024 (South Jakarta District Court, Case No. 1279/Pdt.G/2024/PN JKT.SEL) alleging Tahir personally received Rp525B in kickbacks from a debtor
05
Member of Indonesia's Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres); OJK acknowledged BMPK violations but issued no formal sanctions
No inheritance, or primary accounts documented for this billionaire yet.
◼ List of charges
Total sentence
0–0 years
That is
0.0–0.0 life sentences
(using 78 years as one life)
These are moral charges, not legal ones. The actual legal system has not — and will not — bring them.
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