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. 2020 Jun 21;10(6):324–337. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.97

Table 6. Political and Business Elites in Southeast Asia Reported to Have Conflicts of Interest With the Tobacco Industry.

Individual Conflict of Interest Sources
Indonesia
President Suharto’s brother Joint venture with Gudang Garam founder Surya Wonowidjojo 47
President Suharto’s youngest son Founded BPCC (Clove Support and Trading Board) clove monopoly in 1990 47,113,129,130,131
President Suharto’s cousin Partnership with Australian Rothmans Holdings Ltd 113,129
President Suharto’s second son; owner of Indovision Star TV Indonesia, which runs Indovision, owned by Phillip Morris director Rupert Murdoch 113,129
Raden Bagus Permana Agung Dradjattun, Expert for Ministry of Finance Independent Commissioner of Sampoerna 76,77,80,81,95
Former Director-General of Customs and Excise Commissioner of Sampoerna 76,77,80,81,95
Eddy Abdurrahman, Former Director-General of Customs and Excise in Ministry of Finance BAT/Bentoel Independent Commissioner on BAT’s Board and Chairman of BAT/Bentoel Audit Committee 76,77,80,81,95
Philippines
Estelito Mendoza, Former Solicitor General Legal counsel to Lucio Tan (Chairman of Fortune Tobacco) 81
Edilberto Adan, Former Military Official Director and President of Mighty Corporation 81
Oscar Barrientos, Former Judge Executive Vice President of Mighty Corporation 81
Members of the Inter-Agency Committee on Tobacco Employed in Philippine Tobacco Institute 80,81,96
Cambodia
Senator Chairman of BAT Cambodia 77
Laos
Officials in Ministry of Finance Members of the Board Management of Lao Tobacco Ltd 81
Officials in Ministry of Industry and Commerce Members of the Board Management of Lao Tobacco Ltd 81
Retired Vice Director General of Enterprise Department Board member of Lao Tobacco Ltd 81
Malaysia
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Council member of Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, a tobacco industry-funded think tank 77
Tan Sri Datuk Abu Talib bin Othman, Former Attorney General Chairman of BAT Malaysia 94-96,115
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Aseh, Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs Chairman of BAT Malaysia 94-96
Hon Dato’ Sri Mohamed Khalid Bin Hj Yusef, former Director General of Customs Senior Adviser to ITIC 80
Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Former Chief Secretary First chairman of Rothmans of Pall Mall (later BAT Malaysia) 115
Brother of Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Mohamed Najib Abdul Razak Non-executive director on BAT Malaysia’s board 115
Datuk Mohamad bin Fateh Din, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Chairman of BAT Malaysia 115
Datuk Zainun Aishah binti, Malaysian Industrial Development Agency Board member of BAT Malaysia 115
Tan Sri Kamarul bin Mohamed Yassin, Former Senator Board member of BAT Malaysia 115
Thailand
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior TTM board member 76,81,94,96
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Owner of a local tobacco leaf business 76,81,94,96
Former Lieutenant General TTM Chairman 76
Vietnam
Ha Quang Hoa, Former Deputy Director in Ministry of Trade and Industry Vice Director at VINATABA 81
Vice Director in Ministry of Trade and Industry Board member at VINATABA 81
Vu Van Cuong, Senior Member of Communist Party Chairman of the Board of VINATABA 81
Ha Quang Hoa, Former Deputy Director in Ministry of Trade and Industry Vice Director at VINATABA 81

Abbreviations: BPCC, Badan Penyangga dan Pemasaran Cenkgeh; BAT, British American Tobacco; ITIC, International Tax and Investment Center; TTM, Thailand Tobacco Monopoly.