Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto | |
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Mayor of Makassar | |
In office 26 February 2021 –20 February 2025 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Governor | Nurdin Abdullah Sudirman Sulaiman |
Preceded by | Rudy Djamaluddin (acting) |
Succeeded by | Munafri Arifuddin |
In office 8 May 2014 –8 May 2019 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo |
Governor | Syahrul Yasin Limpo Soni Sumarsono (acting) Nurdin Abdullah |
Deputy | Syamsu Rizal |
Preceded by | Ilham Arief Sirajuddin |
Succeeded by | Iqbal Samad Suhaeb (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Makassar,South Sulawesi,Indonesia | 30 January 1964
Political party | PDI-P |
Other political affiliations | Nasdem (until 2023) |
Spouse | Indira Jusuf Ismail |
Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto,also known as Danny Pomanto,(born 30 January 1964) is an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of Makassar, [1] [2] the fourth largest extended metropolitan area in Indonesia,between 2014-2019 and 2021-2025
Pomanto is a graduate of the faculty of engineering at Hasanuddin University,where he also served as a lecturer prior to holding office. [3] He has developed over six hundred architectural designs in over seventy cities and regencies. [3] He was elected as Mayor of Makassar following local elections in 2013,where he won 31.18% of the votes (182,484 votes). [4] He tried to run for a second term in the 2018 election,but his candidacy was disputed and he was declared ineligible to run,with his competitor Munafri Arifuddin facing and losing to an empty ballot. [5] [6]
He ran again in 2020 with the support of Nasdem Party and Gerindra Party, [7] and won a second term after securing 41.3% of votes. [8]