Muchtar Pakpahan

Muchtar Pakpahan S.H., M.A., Dr., Prof.
Chairman of Labour Party
In office 1999 – February 2010
President	Megawati Sukarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Chairman of Indonesian Workers Welfare Union
In office 1992–2003
In office 2012 – 21 March 2021
President	Soeharto Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Sukarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo
Vice President of World Confederation of Labor
In office 2001–2005
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-21)21 December 1953 Bah Jambi II, Tanah Jawa, Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Died	21 March 2021(2021-03-21) (aged 67) Jakarta, Indonesia
Political party	Labour Party (1998–2010)
Spouse(s)	Rosintan Marpaung, S.Si. ​ ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	Binsar Jonathan Pakpahan Johanes Darta Pakpahan Ruth Damai Hati Pakpahan
Parents	Sutan Johan Pakpahan (father) Victoria Silalahi (mother)
Alma mater	University of North Sumatra (S.H.) University of Indonesia (M.A., Dr.)
Website	www.muchtarpakpahan.com

Muchtar Pakpahan (21 December 1953 – 21 March 2021) was an Indonesian labor leader who founded the first independent trade union in Indonesia. Pakpahan was active as a lawyer at Muchtar Pakpahan & Associates Law Firm and taught at the law faculty of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI).