Provinces of Indonesia are the 38 administrative divisions of Indonesia and the highest tier of the local government. Provinces are further divided into regencies and cities,which are in turn subdivided into districts (kecamatan).
Djandji Akbar Zahiruddin Tandjung,more commonly referred to as Akbar Tandjung,is an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2004. A member of the Golkar party,he also served as the party's chairman from 1999 until 2004,and was a member of the People's Representative Council from East Java from 1977 until 2004.
The Indonesian identity card,known in Indonesian as the Kartu Tanda Penduduk or KTP,is an identity card issued in Indonesia. Separate versions exist for Indonesian citizens and non-Indonesian residents. The card is issued upon reaching the age of 17 or upon marriage. For Indonesian citizens,the card is valid for life. For non-Indonesian citizens,the card's expiry date is the same as that of their residency permit. Since 2011,the Indonesian government has issued an electronic version of the card,known as the e-KTP,which contains an embedded microchip.
Nurdin Halid is an Indonesian businessman,convicted corruption felon and politician. He is the deputy chairman of the Management Board of Golkar Party and chairman of the Indonesian Cooperatives Council (DEKOPIN).
Idrus Marham is an Indonesian politician who served as social affairs minister under President Joko Widodo for seven months in 2018 before resigning because of a corruption scandal. He was jailed in 2019 for taking bribes from a businessman via a legislator to finance his failed bid to become chairman of Golkar Party. He was released from jail in September 2020. Prior to his political career,Idrus was a lecturer at various universities in Jakarta.
Setya Novanto is a former Indonesian politician,presently serving a 15 year jail sentence for corruption. He was chairman of Golkar Party and speaker of the People's Representative Council until his arrest in 2017 for corruption. Born in Bandung,he entered politics in 1998 after a business career and became a member of the People's Representative Council following the 1999 general election. After he was re-elected for a third time in the 2014 general election,won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle,he was appointed DPR (Parliament) Speaker by the majority opposition coalition.
Fadli Zon is an Indonesian politician,presently serving as a member of the People's Representative Council,where he was previously Deputy Speaker from 2014 to 2019. He was one of the founders of Prabowo Subianto's Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra),where he is vice chairman.
Fahri Hamzah is an Indonesian politician and former deputy speaker of the Indonesia House of Representatives. He first became a member of the legislative body in 2004 and has been re-elected twice in the same election district.
Djarot Saiful Hidayat is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta,in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. He was appointed by Basuki as Deputy Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.
Syahrul Yasin Limpo is an Indonesian politician,who has served as Minister of Agriculture in Joko Widodo's Onward Cabinet since 23 October 2019. He was governor of South Sulawesi from 2008 to 2018.
Ganjar Pranowo is the Governor of Central Java who has served since 23 August 2013. He is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. Previously,he was a member of the People's Representative Council of the PDI-P faction for the 2004–2009 and 2009–2013 periods. In addition,Ganjar also served as General Chairperson of KAGAMA for the 2014–2019 period.
Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala Devi is an Indonesian politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),who is serving as the current speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR),Indonesia's lower house since 2019. She is the first female and the third-youngest person to take the office permanently. She previously served as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs between 2014 and 2019,also becoming the first female and the youngest among all past and present coordinating ministers,being only 41 when she took office.
Bambang Soesatyo,more colloquially referred to as Bamsoet,is an Indonesian politician and businessman,who is currently serving as the 15th Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly since 2019,and as a Member of the House of Representatives since 2009. A member of Golkar,he previously served as the 18th Speaker of the House of Representatives following the resignation of Setya Novanto.
Sinyo Harry Sarundajang was an Indonesian politician. He served as governor of North Sulawesi for all but one month from 2005 to 2015. He was also a former Governor of North Maluku in 2002 and Maluku in 2002–2003. In February 2018,he was appointed by the President Joko Widodo as the ambassador to the Philippines,with concurrent accreditation to the Marshall Islands and Palau.
Sudirman Said is the former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia on the Working Cabinet from 27 October 2014 to 27 July 2016. He was replaced by Arcandra Tahar in the second cabinet reshuffle. He is known as an anti corruption figure.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of Indonesia. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives and is simultaneously the Council's presiding officer. The speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Pyongyang is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The first Indonesian ambassador to North Korea was Ahem Erningpradja in 1965. The current ambassador,Berlian Napitupulu,was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 13 February 2019.
The Bank Bali scandal occurred in Indonesia in 1999 when Golkar Party officials colluded with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to coerce Bank Bali chief Rudy Ramli to pay an illegal commission of Rp546 billion to private company Era Giat Prima in order to collect Rp904.6 billion owed by two banks taken over by IBRA. Part of the funds were used to support then-president B.J. Habibie's re-election bid,but his accountability speech was rejected by the nation's top legislative body after the scandal broke. The scandal was widely referred to as Baligate. Most of those involved,including Golkar officials and Habibie aides,were either acquitted or not even prosecuted.
Andrei Angouw is an Indonesian politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the incumbent mayor of Manado in North Sulawesi,Indonesia. He previously served as chief speaker of the North Sulawesi provincial parliament between 2016 and 2019. He was elected as the mayor of Manado in 2020,becoming the first Confucian mayor in Indonesia.
Muhammad Prakosa was an Indonesian bureaucrat,diplomat,and politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He was Indonesia's minister of agriculture from 1999 to 2000 and forestry from 2001 until 2004. He was then nominated by the PDI-P for a seat in the People's Representative Council and served for three terms from 2009. In 2021,Prakosa was installed as the ambassador to Italy,with concurrent accreditation to Malta,San Marino,Cyprus,FAO,IFAD,UNIDROIT,and WFP. He died on 17 January 2023,while still holding the office of ambassador.
