Indonesia's Energy Minister REplaced Over Citizenship Controversy
Indonesia's president on Monday removed Arcandra Tahar as energy and mining minister, the state secretary said, following reports that he held both Indonesia and U.S. citizenship.
"To address public questions about the citizenship of Arcandra Tahar...the president has decided to honorably remove Arcandra Tahar and appoint Luhut Pandjaitan as interim minister," said State Secretary Pratikno
Pandjaitan will also maintain his current position as coordinating maritime minister.
Tahar, a former executive at Texas-based offshore engineering firm Petroneering, was part of President Joko Widodo's second cabinet reshuffle last month. He served less than three weeks as minister.
Reporting by the Jakarta bureau
