Rusdi Kirana

Rusdi Kirana
Official portrait, 2024
Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia
Assumed office
3 October 2024
Serving with
Period 2024–29
    • Abcandra Akbar Supratman
    • Bambang Wuryanto
    • Kahar Muzakir
    • Lestari Moerdijat
    • Hidayat Nur Wahid
    • Eddy Soeparno
    • Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono
SpeakerAhmad Muzani
Preceded by
Period 2019–24
    • Ahmad Basarah
    • Ahmad Muzani
    • Lestari Moerdijat
    • Hidayat Nur Wahid
    • Jazilul Fawaid
    • Zulkifli Hasan
    • Syarief Hasan
    • Arsul Sani
Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia
Assumed office
1 October 2024
Other positionsMember of Commission III (since 2024)
Vote count121,080 votes (2024)
Parliamentary groupNational Awakening Party faction
ConstituencyEast Java VIII
17th Ambassador of Indonesia to Malaysia
In office
18 May 2017  14 September 2020
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byHerman Prayitno
Succeeded byHermono
Member of the Presidential Advisory Council
In office
19 January 2015  7 June 2017
Serving with Sidarto Danusubroto
Muhammad Yusuf Kartanegara
Ahmad Hasyim Muzadi
Suharso Monoarfa
Jan Darmadi
Abdul Malik Fadjar
Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo
PresidentJoko Widodo
Chairman of the CouncilSri Adiningsih
Succeeded byYahya Cholil Staquf
CEO of Lion Air Group
In office
19 October 1999  19 January 2015
Personal details
Born (1963-08-17) 17 August 1963
Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
Political partyNational Awakening Party
SpouseIesien Rusdi Kirana
Children3, including Davin Kirana
Alma materPancasila University
Faculty of Economics
OccupationBusinessman
Politician
Known forFounder of Lion Air

Rusdi Kirana (born 17 August 1963) is an Indonesian businessman and politician. He is the founder of Lion Air, which introduced budget no-frills airline services to Indonesia. He currently serves as the Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI) for the period 2024–2029. On 19 January 2015, he was appointed by President Joko Widodo to the Presidential Advisory Council. In the political field, since 12 January 2014, he has served as the Deputy Chairperson of the National Awakening Party. The Lion Air Group, under his leadership, oversees several subsidiaries, including Lion Air, Wings Air, Batik Air, Malindo Air, Thai Lion Air, and Super Air Jet.