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M Husseyn Umar

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Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro


Graha CIMB Niaga 24th Fl
Jl Jenderal Sudirman Kav 58
Jakarta 12190, Indonesia

Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Fax: +62 21 250 5001/5121
mumar@abnrlaw.com
www.abnrlaw.com


M Husseyn Umar has been a Partner with the firm since 1989. A University of Indonesia law graduate, and had maritime law training in USA, UK and Germany, he has held various positions at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, in particular at the Directorate General of Sea Communications.

He was President Director of PT PANN Ship Financing Corporation and then President Director of PT PELNI National Shipping Line. Subsequently, he served as a Transport and Communications Attaché at the Indonesian Embassy in the Netherlands, member of the experts staff of the Minister of Transport and Communications,  and Sectoral Support Adviser in Shipping, Ports, Multimodal Transport and Maritime Legislation of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretariat in Geneva. M Husseyn Umar is Vice Chairman of the Governing Board of BANI Arbitration Centre, Indonesia and is also listed as arbitrator of that body. He is also member of the Panels of Conciliations and Arbitrations of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington DC.

Within the firm, he handles matters relating to general shipping, ship finance, marine insurance and P & I matters, ports and harbours, salvage and collision and marine pollution. He also handles dispute resolution/arbitration.