Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a highly respected Indonesian economist, has served as Indonesia’s Minister of Finance for three presidential administrations. Her latest appointment was on 21 October 2024, by President Prabowo Subianto. This makes her the first person to hold the finance minister position under three different presidents. After her first term as Finance Minister from 2005 to 2010, she was appointed Managing Director of the World Bank, where she served until 2016. During her initial tenure, she was credited with strengthening Indonesia’s economy and navigating the 2008 global financial crisis. Returning as Finance Minister in 2016, she steered the economy through the COVID-19 pandemic.