Rachmad Gobel (1962 – 2026)
Written and published by the SouleMap editorial team. Published July 10, 2026. This tribute was not created by the family. Are you a family member? Claim this memorial.
In loving memory of Rachmad Gobel. Born September 3, 1962. Passed away July 10, 2026. Final resting place: Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Rachmad Gobel was a prominent Indonesian businessman and politician born in Gorontalo on September 3, 1962. He served as Indonesia's trade minister under former president Joko Widodo in 2014, and later became a member of the House of Representatives, serving as deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly during the 2019-2024 term. He was widely known as a leader of the Gobel Group, one of Indonesia's major business conglomerates and the longtime local partner of Japan's Panasonic Group. Gobel was the fifth child of the late businessman Thayeb Mohammad Gobel and Annie Nento Gobel and had been prepared from an early age to continue the family's business legacy. In 1987, he earned a bachelor's degree in international trade from Chuo University in Tokyo. At the age of 27, he returned to Indonesia in 1989 and joined the Gobel Group, where he later emerged as one of the country's most influential business figures while also pursuing a career in politics. Gobel is survived by his wife, Retno Damayanti, two children, Nurfitria Sekarwilis Kusumawardhannie and Mohammad Arif Gobel, as well as grandchildren and extended family members. Rachmad Gobel passed away at the age of 63 in Brawijaya Tebet Hospital, South Jakarta, at 03:20 AM WIB, on Friday, July 10, 2026.
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