Abdillah Ahsan is Associate Professor in Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia. His academic background is political economy from the University of Indonesia. His main research area is the political economy of tobacco control in Indonesia such as tobacco tax system, illicit cigarette, tobacco farming, tobacco use and poverty, and tobacco tax as innovative funding for Indonesia Universal Health Coverage Program. During his career from 2005 in the political economy of tobacco control in Indonesia, He has collaborated with several international and national partners such as The World Bank Group, World Health Organization, International Development Research Center, Indonesia Social Health Insurance (BPJS Kesehatan), South East Asia Tobacco Control Alliance, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and The Center for Tobacco-Free Kids.