Ratu Atut Chosiyah is a former governor of the province of Banten,Indonesia. She was suspended from office in 2014 because of a corruption case. She held office for several terms. Before her election as governor in 2006,she was the deputy governor under Djoko Munandar starting from 11 January 2002. Djoko was involved in a corruption case and was suspended from office in October 2005. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Ratu Atut as the acting governor to take over Djoko's administrative duties and she later became governor. She thus became the first female governor in Indonesia. In May 2014,she was formally charged by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission for alleged corruption. In early September 2014,she was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment on the charges brought by the Commission against her. In September 2022,Ratu Atut was released on parole.
Malin Kundang is a popular folktale in Indonesian folklore that originated in the province of West Sumatra. The folktale tells of an ungrateful son named Malin Kundang and centers around the themes of disobedience and retribution that turned him into stone. Aside from this folktale,there are several other similar variations across South East Asia including Si Tanggang and Nakhoda Manis that originated in Malaysia and Brunei.
The Bantenese are an indigenous ethnic group native to Banten in the westernmost part of Java island,Indonesia. The area of Banten province corresponds more or less with the area of the former Banten Sultanate,a Bantenese nation state that preceded Indonesia. In his book "The Sultanate of Banten",Guillot Claude writes on page 35:“These estates,owned by the Bantenese of Chinese descent,were concentrated around the village of Kelapadua.”Most of Bantenese are Sunni Muslim. The Bantenese speak the Sundanese-Banten dialect,a variety of the Sundanese language which does not have a general linguistic register,this language is called Basa Sunda Banten.
Soekarno M. Noor was an Indonesian actor and film producer. He acted in 118 films and dramas.
Benyamin Sueb was an Indonesian comedian,actor and singer. He released 46 studio albums and starred in more than 50 films. He received two Citra Awards for Intan Berduri in 1973 and Si Doel Anak Modern in 1975.
Sjumandjaja was an Indonesian director,screenwriter,and actor. During his career he wrote numerous films,directed fourteen,acted in ten,and produced nine;he also won five Citra Awards from the Indonesian Film Festival. His films reflected social realism.
Malin Kundang (Anak Durhaka) (literally Malin Kundang,the Unfaithful Child]) is a 1971 film directed by D. Djajakusuma and adapted by Asrul Sani from the folktale of the same name. It follows a young boy who forgets his roots after spending much of his childhood at sea. Starring Rano Karno,Putu Wijaya,and Fifi Young.
Fifi Young was an Indonesian actress of mixed French and Chinese descent who acted in at least 86 films over her 34-year career.
Elly Joenara was an Indonesian film actress who later became a producer. She was the wife of producer Djamaluddin Malik.
Aminah Tjendrakasih was an Indonesian actress best known for her appearance as Lela in the television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan. Beginning her career in her teenage years,Cendrakasih had her first starring role in 1955's Ibu dan Putri. She soared to popularity after taking a role in Serampang 12 along with Nun Zairina in 1956. Cendrakasih acted in more than a hundred feature films;in 2012 and 2013 she received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Bandung Film Festival and the Indonesian Movie Awards.
Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah is the mayor of Tangerang between 2013 and 2023. Supported by the Democratic Party,he is also the owner of a hospital network.
Drs. Kyai Hajji Habib Ali Alwi bin Thohir Al Husainy is an Indonesian politician,da'i,Islamic scholar and founder of the Pondok Pesantren Modern Al-Husainy,Serpong,South Tangerang,Banten. At the election of regional head and deputy regional head of Tangerang Regency in 2008,Alwi was nominated by the Democrat Party and the National Awakening Party as a candidate for vice regent along with Usamah Hisyam as a candidate for regent,but this pair was defeated by incumbent candidate Ismet Iskandar with Rano Karno as his deputy. Currently,Alwi serves as a senator representing the province of Banten in the Regional Representative Council.
A gubernatorial election was held on 15 February 2017 to elect the governor of Banten province for the five-year term between 2017 and 2022. The election was held simultaneously with other provincial and local elections across the country as part of the 2017 local elections. It pitted incumbent Rano Karno against People's Representative Council member and former mayor of Tangerang Wahidin Halim.
Zulkieflimansyah is an Indonesian politician and academician who is the current Governor of West Nusa Tenggara,serving for the term 2018-2023. Before being elected as governor,he had been elected to the People's Representative Council thrice.
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.
Mohammad Masduki was an Indonesian civil servant and politician who served as the mayor of Depok from 1991 until 1992 and the Vice Governor of Banten from 2007 until 2012. Masduki had previously worked in West Java's provincial government and held various offices inside the regional government of Bogor,Tangerang,and West Java.
Ismet Iskandar is an Indonesian former politician who served as the regent of Tangerang Regency between 2003 and 2013.
Andika Hazrumy is the formerly Vice Governor of Banten since 2017 to 2022. He is the son of former Governor of Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah.
Si Doel Anak Sekolahan is an Indonesian television series produced,written and directed by Rano Karno who also stars as Doel/Kasdullah. This series has a storyline about the life of Doel and his family from Betawi,who still maintain traditional values even though they live in the midst of the current modernization of urban Jakarta. Besides Rano Karno,this series also stars Benyamin Sueb,Maudy Koesnaedi,Cornelia Agatha,Aminah Cendrakasih,Mandra,Suti Karno and Basuki.
