Rano Karno is an Indonesian actor and politician who served as Governor of Banten from 2014 to 2017. As a result of his fame gained from his acting career,he is known for starring in the 1979 film Gita Cinta dari SMA.
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil,alternatively Kang Emil or RK,is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java,the largest province of Indonesia. He was also the mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. As an architect,he designed iconic structures in Indonesia and other countries in Asia with his Urbane architectural firm and lectured at the Department of Architecture,Bandung Institute of Technology.
Soekarwo,popularly known as Uncle Karwo,is an Indonesian politician who served as the 13th governor of East Java from 2009 to 2019.
Khofifah Indar Parawansa is an Indonesian politician who served as the 14th Governor of East Java from 2019 to 2024,and the 27th Minister of Social Affairs from 2014 to 2018.
Sahbirin Noor is an Indonesian politician and current the governor of South Kalimantan. His vice governor Rudy Resnawan rebounded after having initially looked poised to lose the gubernatorial election in 2015. Noor has taken the initiative to rehabilitate about sixty-thousand hectares of degraded land in the province.
Olly Dondokambey is an Indonesian politician and the governor of North Sulawesi province. Dondokambey held the office since 12 February 2016. Before elected governor,he was a representative from North Sulawesi to People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia for two periods serving from 2004 till 2014.
The 2018 Riau gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of Riau along with their deputy,whilst members of the provincial council will be re-elected in 2019.
Wahidin Halim is an Indonesian politician who is the formerly Governor of Banten,having held that position since 2017 to 2022. Before being elected to the office,Halim had spent two years as a legislator and ten years as the mayor of Tangerang.
Nurdin Basirun is an Indonesian politician who had served as the governor of Riau Islands since May 2016 until July 2019. Before serving as governor,he was briefly vice governor,and had served ten years as the regent of Karimun. In 2019,he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission for receiving bribes.
Erzaldi Rosman Djohan is an Indonesian politician who has served as the governor of Bangka-Belitung Islands since 2017 to 2022. Prior to becoming governor,he was elected two times as the regent of Central Bangka Regency.
Arinal Djunaidi is an Indonesian politician and former civil servant who is the current Governor of Lampung.
Ansar Ahmad is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of Riau Islands following the 2020 gubernatorial election. He had previously served as a member of the Indonesia’s House of Representatives,and before that he served 10 years as regent of Bintan Regency.
Rohidin Mersyah is an Indonesian politician who has served as governor of Bengkulu since December 2018.
Syamsuar is an Indonesian politician who served as the Governor of Riau from 2019 until 2023. He previously served as Regent of Siak Regency between 2011 and 2019.
Andi Sudirman Sulaiman is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as the Governor of South Sulawesi. He had been elected as Vice Governor in 2018 and was elevated to acting governor when governor Nurdin Abdullah was arrested.
Herman Abdullah was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar,he served as mayor of Pekanbaru from 2001 to 2011.
Rusli Zainal is an Indonesian former politician convicted of corruption who served two terms as Governor of Riau between 2003 and 2013. He was also previously regent of Indragiri Hilir Regency. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2014,later reduced to 10 years,and was released on parole in 2022.
Syamsul Arifin was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar,he served as Governor of North Sumatra from 2008 to 2011.
Al Haris is an Indonesian politician and bureaucrat who has served as the governor of Jambi since 2021. Before becoming governor,he was elected twice as regent of Merangin Regency,serving between 2013 and 2021. He was a civil servant in Jambi for over 20 years before entering politics.
The 2024 Pekanbaru mayoral election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of the city of Pekanbaru,Riau for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2017.
