President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reportedly nominated a sole candidate, Perry Warjiyo, to replace Agus D.W. Martowardojo as Governor of Bank Indonesia (central bank/BI). Warjiyo now acts as BI’s Deputy Governor. He worked for BI since 1984. Born in Sukoharjo, Central Java, in 1959, Warjiyo earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Monetary and International Finance at Iowa State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively.
