M. Chatib Basri is an Indonesian economist and served as Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2014. He is also the former Chair of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) and the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction.
Currently he is a senior adviser at the Asian Development Bank and visiting professor at the University of Indonesia. He has a strong background in economics, particularly in development economics, international trade and macroeconomic policies.