Wafi Chalid Abdat

Wafi Chalid Abdat currently serves as the Government Relation Manager at ExxonMobil since October 2025. Prior to this role, Wafi was the Head of External and Government Affairs at Sun Cable from November 2022 to October 2025. Wafi's extensive experience in government relations and communications includes positions at Chevron from 2009 to November 2022, where roles encompassed Communications Specialist, Government Relations Specialist, and Issue Management Specialist. Wafi also worked as a Sr Analyst in Policy Advocacy and Issue Management at Pertamina Hulu Rokan between August 2021 and October 2022, and began a career as a ComDev Officer at Lapindo Brantas Inc from 2003 to 2009. Wafi obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business/Corporate Communications from the London School of Public Relations between 1999 and 2002.