Politician and legal academic professor. He was the 14th Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. On his Mahfud MD Official YouTube channel, he has 700,000 subscribers who can see some of his appearances, interviews, and opinions on things.' He got a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in constitutional law in 1993 from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. He has taught in various universities and started his political career in 2000 when he was appointed Minister of Defense.