As Indonesia’s Director General of Culture from 2015 to 2024, Dr. Hilmar Farid played a pivotal role in shaping national heritage policy and advancing the country’s creative sectors. Holding a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore, he co-founded the Indonesian Social History Institute (ISSI) and has shared his expertise through lectures at academic institutions around the world.

Currently serving as a Senior Research Fellow at Georgetown University and Chairman of Jalindonesia, Farid brings together historical scholarship and public administration in his work. Through decades of research, cultural organising and policy leadership, he continues to champion the role of cultural heritage not merely as a record of the past, but as a living force that can inspire social progress and shape the future.

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