From the Editor
  • Peter Sondakh is head of Rajawali Corpora, an investment firm founded in 1984 whose portfolio includes hotels, media and mining.
  • His Rajawali Property group, founded in 1989, owns the marquee Four Seasons in Jakarta and the St. Regis in Jakarta and Bali.
  • Other assets include internet service provider Velo Networks and TV network Rajawali Televisi.
  • Sondakh relisted his mining company Archi Indonesia in 2021.
  • Sondakh sold his nearly 84% stake in Indonesian coal mining outfit Golden Eagle Energy to Singapore-listed Geo Energy in 2023 for about $200 million.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
Age
74
Source of Wealth
Investments, Self Made
Residence
Surabaya, Indonesia
Citizenship
Indonesia
Marital Status
Married
Children
4
Did you know
Sondakh's father was an entrepreneur, exporting wood and coconut oil since Sondakh was just a baby.
A devout Christian, Sondakh is known to read the Bible everyday.
During a holiday in the U.S., he paid a George Washington University psychology professor to assess his strengths and weaknesses.
In Their Own Words

I want to know what's wrong with me. Unless you know your weaknesses, how can you improve?

Peter Sondakh
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