Ali Wardhana

Ali Wardhana (6 May 1928 – 14 September 2015) was an Indonesian economist and politician. He was born in the city of Surakarta (often known as Solo) in Central Java and died in Jakarta.

Ali Wardhana was one of Indonesia's most senior economic policy-makers for over 20 years. He was the Minister of Finance from 1966 to 1983, and the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs from 1983 to 1988.^[1]

Ali Wardhana was generally considered to be one of the members of the group of economists, sometimes known as the 'Berkeley Mafia', who became very influential in economic policy during the period of Suharto's 'New Order' government. Other members of the group, all senior Indonesian economists, were generally regarded to include Professor Widjojo Nitisastro (often regarded as the informal senior member of the group), Professor Moh. Sadli, Professor Emil Salim, and Professor Subroto.

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