 He attended St. Fransiskus Elementary School from 1957 to 1963, then Kanisius Junior High School from 1963 to 1966 and State Senior High School 2 Jakarta from 1966 to 1969.He then attended Tarumanagara University, where he graduated with a degree in architecture.Faridz's first business was a welder's stall, which eventually began selling building materials.