Alex Noerdin | |
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15th Governor of South Sumatra | |
In office 7 November 2008 –21 September 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mahyuddin N. S. |
Succeeded by | Herman Deru |
Personal details | |
Born | Palembang,South Sumatra | 9 September 1950
Nationality | Indonesian |
Political party | Golkar |
Spouse | Eliza Alex |
Alex Noerdin (born 9 September 1950) is a former Governor of South Sumatra [1] between 2008 and 2018.
He was born in Palembang,South Sumatra on 9 September 1950. He served as regent in Banyuasin for 2 consecutive terms (2001–2006 and 2007–2012). On 14 June 2008,in the second term,he resigned to be a candidate to be governor of South Sumatra in the local elections for the 2008 to 2013 period.
He became governor on 7 November 2008. His second term ended slightly earlier than scheduled on 21 September 2018,and he was replaced by Herman Deru. [2]
On September 16 2021,Alex Nourdin was named a suspect for his involvement in purchasing of natural gas by Perusahaan Daerah Pertambangan dan Energi (PD PDE) Sumatera Selatan from 2010 to 2019. The loss caused to the state is approximately 30 million US Dollars. [3]
A week later on September 22 2021,Alex Noerdin was named a suspect in a corruption case for the construction of Palembang Sriwijaya Mosque. The losses caused by the corruption amount to 130 billion Rupiah. Alex Noerdin was named a suspect in two corruption cases when he was appointed as a DPR member for the 2019–2024 term. [4]
On 25 May 2022,Alex was given the maximum prison time amounting to 20 years in prison and fined 1 billion Rupiah. This was reduced on 16 June 2022 form 20 years to 12 years in prison. [5]
The sentence was further reduced into becoming 9 years of prison in September 2022. [6]
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