He graduated from Lembaga Pendidikan Penerbangan Udara (LPPU) in 1979, and started his career with Garuda Indonesia where he reached captaincy. He then joined Qatar Airways, Virgin Nigeria and is now with a Hong Kong-based airline. His da’wah work began in 1999 at Al-Mukhlishin in a local community where he lived. He has years of international vocational training under his belt, and attended workshops and seminars in Finland, Australia, France, China etc. His rich experience has given him a strong sense of cultural intelligence.

He obtained his Master’s degree in Agriculture Engineering from the Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB). He has taught in over 10 universities in Jakarta for 18 years and is now a resident lecturer at an Indonesian institute in Hong Kong. Through his career, he has empowered many Indonesian workers by providing them with international vocational education. This, in turn, will drive the development of IMAH.

He was born and grew up in Indonesia. He worked as an IT consultant in Jakarta until his company relocated him to Hong Kong in the year 2000. He still currently works in IT space for an airline in Hong Kong. He is widely known by the Indonesian community by his childhood name, Didi or Pak Didi (Pak is a title of respect in Indonesian). Not long after his relocation, he started to have concerns on problems faced by the Indonesian migrant workers that could have been easily avoided by better knowledge & education. He became active in spending weekends in social and religious activities mostly with the Indonesian community. Being passionate in learning himself, he regularly delivers classes primarily on Islamic basic tenets (aqidah). He and his wife Medya (whom he refers to as his dakwah sidekick) are both advisors of a migrant workers’ organization in Hong Kong.

When he did his postgraduate degree in the Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, he was the President of the University’s Muslim Association. This was where his da’wah path began. He received his Bacherlor’s degree for Management from the University of Indonesia and attended the Magister Management Program from Universitas Padjadjaran. He now pursues a career in finance and has been in the industry for almost 20 years. He currently leads one of Indonesian’s financial institution in Hong Kong.

Since his university days, he has been involved in social entrepreneurship and community work. He would partner with his friends to open a food stall that sold quick and affordable food to cater to the needs of the students on campus. He graduated with a degree in Agribusiness Management from the University of Palangka Raya in Central Kalimantan. On top of that, he obtained a Master’s degree in Islamic Economics and Finance from the University of Indonesia. He has been a social activist for 15 years and has worked in Dompet Dhuafa, Indonesia’s largest philanthropic zakat institute. He stationed at West Padang Sumatra before being transferred to Hong Kong as a branch manager.

Andri earned an MBA in Marketing and International Business from San Francisco State University and started his career in a financial institution and IT company in the United States. He then returned to Jakarta and worked for several multinational companies. He spent his elementary years in an Islamic school where his interest in learning his religion grew. He found the nearest mosque around his neighborhood to learn about Islam. Andri was transferred to Hong Kong and currently holds a regional role in a financial institution. His background in compliance would benefit the organization in aligning its strategic direction in accordance to local regulations.