Rizal Mallarangeng (born October 29, 1964) is an Indonesian politician. He served as a senior advisor to Indonesia's Coordinating Economic Minister (2004-2005) and Coordinating Welfare Minister (2005-2008) Aburizal Bakrie. He also served as a member of Golkar Party's Leadership Committee under Aburizal Bakrie and Airlangga Hartarto. Rizal wrote several books and articles on politics and economy. He is the founder of Freedom Institute, a think tank for young intellectuals and writers.