The Riau Islands is a province of Indonesia - not to be confused with neighbouring Riau Province from which the islands were separated in 2002. The capital of the province is Tanjung Pinang and the largest city is Batam. It shares a maritime border with Riau and Jambi to the east,Bangka Belitung Islands to the south,Singapore to the northeast,Malaysia and West Kalimantan to the west,and Vietnam and Cambodia to the north. It comprises a total of 1,796 islands scattered between Sumatra,Malay Peninsula,and Borneo including the Riau Archipelago. Situated on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes along the Malacca Strait and the Natuna Sea,the province shares water borders with neighboring countries such as Singapore,Malaysia,and Brunei. The Riau Islands also have relatively large potential mineral resources and energy,as well as marine resources.
The Riau Archipelago is a geographic term for the core group of islands within the Riau Islands Province in Indonesia,and located south of Singapore and east of Riau on Sumatra. Before the province of Riau Islands was formed,there was no ambiguity in term;however,in Indonesian language,both the archipelago and administrative province are referred to simply as "Kepulauan Riau". The province may have the word "Provinsi" preceding it for clarity. Additionally,the term BBK for Batam Bintan Karimun may refer to the archipelago.
Tanjungpinang,also colloquially written as Tanjung Pinang,is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Riau Islands. It covers a land area of 144.56 km2,mainly on the southern Bintan Island,as well as other smaller islands such as Dompak Island and Penyengat Island. With a population of 227,663 at the 2020 Census,it is the second largest city of the province,after Batam;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 239,854. Tanjungpinang is a historic city of the Malay culture,having served as the capital of both Johor Sultanate and Riau-Lingga Sultanate.
Bintan Regency is an administrative area in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. Bintan Regency includes all of Bintan Island and also includes many outlying islands including the Tambelan Archipelago and Badas Islands situated between Bintan and West Kalimantan.
Awang Faroek Ishak is an Indonesian politician who was the Governor of East Kalimantan,Indonesia. Awang Faroek assumed office in December 2008. Originally,his tenure ended in December 2018,but he resigned on 4 September 2018 because he wanted to run in the 2019 Legislative Election competing for a seat in the People's Representative Council from East Kalimantan and then got elected.
The 2014 Liga Nusantara Riau Islands season was the first edition of Liga Nusantara Riau Islands as a qualifying round of the 2014 Liga Nusantara. The competition started in May 2014.
YSK 757 Karimun or Yayasan Sepakbola Karimun 757 was an Indonesian football club based in Karimun Regency,Riau Islands,and nicknamed "The Captains". They used to play in the Liga Nusantara. The club was merged with PS Bintang Jaya Asahan in 2017 to form 757 Kepri Jaya F.C.
On 3 December 2016,a PZL M28 Skytruck of the Indonesian National Police disappeared above the South China sea while approaching Hang Nadim Airport in Riau Islands. The aircraft was conducting a flight from Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang,the capital of Bangka Belitung province. The aircraft was carrying three pilots and ten passengers with no survivors on the aircraft. A search and rescue team was assembled by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency with assistance from Singapore.
757 Kepulauan Riau Jaya Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Batam,Riau Islands. They currently compete in Liga 3.
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.
Nurdin Abdullah is an Indonesian politician and academician who was the 8th governor of South Sulawesi and regent of Bantaeng Regency between 2008 and 2018. He was arrested for corruption in 2021,and sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
This page is a non-exhaustive list of individuals and organisations who endorsed individual candidates for the 2019 Indonesian presidential election. Politicians are noted with their party origin or political affiliation should they come from parties not part of the candidate's coalition. Celebrities are noted with their party origin should they have one. Years of office are accurate during the election day.
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 People's Representative Council,and before that he served 10 years as regent of Bintan Regency.
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.
Perkumpulan Sepakbola Shark Tanjungpinang is an Indonesian football club based in Tanjungpinang,Riau Islands. They currently compete in the Liga 3,in 2021,PS Shark Tanjungpinang has been registered as a member of the Provincial Association PSSI of Riau Islands.
Annas Maamun is an Indonesian politician who was imprisoned for corruption who served as governor of Riau between February and September 2014. He was previously the regent of Rokan Hilir Regency between 2006 and 2014. His term as governor was ended by a corruption scandal,which led to him being imprisoned for six years. After his release in 2020,he was once more arrested for a bribery case from his time as governor,and sentenced to another year in prison in 2022.
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.
Edy Nasution is an Indonesian politician and former military officer. He briefly served as the governor of Riau between November 2023 and February 2024,replacing the previous governor Syamsuar who had resigned. He was previously Syamsuar's deputy between 2019 and 2023. He served in the Indonesian Army for over 30 years prior to entering politics,and reached the rank of brigadier general.
