After the peace deal between GAM and Indonesian government, Minimi initially worked as a forklift operator in a lumber processing factory owned by a former GAM commander. The factory later closed due to a lack of raw materials, and after a brief stint as a heavy equipment operator Minimi then worked for his friend Adi Maros, a fellow former militant, in a drainage construction project in East Aceh as a bulldozer operator. When the project concluded, Maros remarked that the two remained in contact through their phones.
