Gandi Sulistiyanto

Gandi Sulistiyanto Soeherman (born February 13, 1960) is a businessperson, an Indonesian diplomat, and former Managing Director of Sinar Mas Group. He served as the Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea from 2021 to 2023.

Early life and education Sulistiyanto was born in Pekalongan, Central Java. He is the eldest of six children from a farming family. He received an undergraduate degree from Diponegoro University, Semarang.

Sulistiyanto was raised by his grandparents and went through high school and college while working to pay for his younger siblings' education. He began his career after studying at Diponegoro University and also met his wife, Susi Ardhani, at the university.

Career Sulistiyanto worked at Astra International for 10 years after graduating. After working at Astra, he created Sinar Mas by joining one of its companies, PT Asuransi Jiwa Eka Life (now known as Sinar Mas MSIG Life) in 1992.

He has served as Managing Director of Sinar Mas from 2001.

Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea In June 2021, President Joko Widodo nominated Gandi Sulistiyanto for Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea.

Sulis was sworn in as Ambassador to South Korea on November 17, 2021 at Istana Negara, and began in December 2021.