Jusuf Kalla

Who is Jusuf Kalla?

Muhammad Jusuf Kalla is an Indonesian politician who was the 10th Vice President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2009 and Chairman of the Golkar Party during the same period. He was unsuccessful as Golkar's presidential candidate in the Indonesian presidential election, 2009. Since 2009 Kalla serves as the Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Society. Although Kalla has not declared his candidacy in the upcoming Indonesian presidential election, 2014, polls place his popularity among likely voters in the top three contenders for the presidency and ahead of his own party's nominee Aburizal Bakrie.