Dr. Hamdan Zoelva, S.H., M.H.
Board of Directors
Practice Areas
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Commercial & Corporate Litigation
Biography
Dr. Hamdan Zoelva, S.H., M.H. is a distinguished Indonesian legal expert and former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia (2013–2015). With a career spanning over three decades, he has transitioned from a renowned advocate to a high-ranking state official, and back to private practice as the Managing Partner of Zoelva & Partners. He is widely recognized as a “Guardian of the Constitution” for his pivotal role in upholding Indonesia’s judicial integrity during critical transitions.
His public service includes serving as a Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR-RI) from 1999 to 2004, where he was a key figure in the Ad Hoc Committee for the Amendment of the 1945 Constitution. This experience provided him with a profound foundational understanding of the nation’s legal framework. In 2010, he was appointed as a Constitutional Justice, eventually being elected by his peers to lead the court.
Prior to his judicial and political career, Dr. Zoelva honed his legal expertise as an associate at the law office of OC Kaligis & Associates before co-founding several law firms, including SPJH&J and HSJ&P. Today, he remains active in academia as a lecturer and continues to lead Syarikat Islam, one of Indonesia’s oldest social-political organizations. He also co-founded and later served as Rector of Jakarta Business School, is a Visiting Professor at the China University of Politics and Law in Beijing, China, and has served as an arbitrator at the Indonesian National Arbitration Board (BANI) since 2018.
