Halid was the chairman of Hasanuddin Village Cooperative Center (Puskud) in Ujung Pandang, from 1992 to 1998.
On July 16, 2004, Halid, who the day before had been appointed as the Chairman of National Federation of Rural Cooperatives (Dekopin) for 2004-2009, was arrested and detained by the police after he was named as a suspect in the case of illegally importing 73.520 tons of sugar [REF].