Political career
Fathul initially joined the Indonesian Solidarity Party,and became head of the party's campaign team for the 2019 Indonesian legislative election in South Sulawesi while also running as a candidate for the provincial Regional House of Representatives. He was not elected,and the following year he opted to move to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). That year,he was part of the campaign team for Syamsu Rizal,PDI-P's candidate in the 2020 Makassar mayoral election. [3] In 2021,following his father's arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission,Fathul was examined as a witness. [3] Within PDI-P,he became head of the party's youth wing in South Sulawesi. [1]
In 2024,Fathul moved to the Golkar party in order to run in Bantaeng's 2024 regency election,as PDI-P held no seats in the municipal legislature to endorse his run. As his running mate was Sahabuddin of PKS,formerly Bantaeng's vice regent. [1] In addition to Golkar and PKS,the pair was also endorsed by Gerindra. [5] In the election,Fathul and Sahabuddin defeated 2018–2023 regent Ilham Azikin,winning 69.036 votes (57.74%). [6] They were sworn in on 20 February 2025,with Fathul becoming the youngest active regional leader in South Sulawesi at age 29. [7]
Under Fathul,the municipal government of Bantaeng discontinued a free school uniforms program started by his predecessor Azikin, [8] and Fathul instead directed schools against monopolizing the sale of uniforms. [9] He stated that the municipal government during his term would prioritize increasing farmer access to fertilizer and road improvements. [10]
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