Alue Dohong

Alue Dohong
Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry
In office 25 October 2019 – 20 October 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Vice President	Ma'ruf Amin
Succeeded by	Diaz Hendropriyono Sulaiman Umar Siddiq
Personal details
Born	(1966-10-05) 5 October 1966 (age 58) East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Alue Dohong is an Indonesian politician. He was Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry from 2019 to 2024. Before appointed as deputy minister, he was a lecturer in University of Palangka Raya.[1] Other than that, he also worked on Peat Land Restoration Agency.[2] He is the first of ethnic Dayak origin that in Deputy Minister in Indonesia .[3] Born in East Kotawaringin Regency, he got bachelor on economy in University of Palangka Raya and continuing to University of Nottingham to get Master of Science and doctor in University of Queensland.[4]

Indonesian capital city relocation

In May 2021, together with several cultural and tribal organizations of Dayak, he organized recording and inventorization of traditional lands of Dayak people in area for new capital of Indonesia in East Kalimantan to minimize future land conflict and save ownership of tribal lands for its tribal owners.[5]

References

1. Indonesia, C. N. N. "Daftar Lengkap Calon Wakil Menteri yang Merapat ke Istana". nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
2. Liputan6.com (2019-10-25). "Profil Alue Dohong, Orang Dayak Pertama yang Jadi Wakil Menteri LHK". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
3. Tim. "Tokoh Dayak Alue Dohong Ditunjuk Jokowi jadi Wamen LHK". nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
4. antaranews.com (2019-10-25). "Alue Dohong, Akademisi Dayak yang enggan dipanggil dosen". Antara News. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
5. prokal.co. "Ada Pejabat Ditengarai Main Tanah IKN | Kaltim Post". kaltim.prokal.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-24.