Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia officially inaugurated Tri Winarno as Director General (Dirjen) of Mineral and Coal (Minerba).

The appointment of Tri Winarno as Director of Mineral and Coal is contained in the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 130/TPA of 2024 concerning Dismissal and Appointment of Middle High Leadership Positions within the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

"I, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, have appointed a brother (Tri Winarno) as the official of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' high leadership," said Bahlil when inaugurating Tri Winarno at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Friday, September 20.

Before being appointed as Director General of Mineral and Coal, Winarno held the position of Director of Development of the Mineral Concession Program from 2022 to 2024.

Previously, from 2017 to 2022 he served as Head of the Supervision Sub-Directorate for Minerba Revenue (Civil Expert Policy Analyst).

Then in August 2022 Tri Winarno was also appointed as Commissioner of PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia.

Tri Winarno obtained a Doctorate degree or S-3 Mining Engineering degree from Freiberg University of Mining and Technology in 2016, Geological Masters from Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta in 2006 and Mining Engineering Bachelor from UPN Veteran Yogyakarta in 1997.

Based on VOI records, Tri Winarno was questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as a witness in the corruption case of former North Maluku Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba.

"The TW examination is related to the mining WIUP recommendation process in North Maluku issued by the Governor of AGK," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Wednesday, August 14.