Hotman Paris Hutapea is an Indonesian lawyer,presenter,and businessman. He is known for his flamboyant style,high-profile clients,and luxurious lifestyle.
The Bantenese are an Austronesian 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.
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.
Rini Fatimah Zaelani,known professionally as Syahrini,is an Indonesian singer and actress. She spent her childhood in Sukabumi and later earned a bachelor's degree in law from Pakuan University in Bogor. Her first album was My Lovely,released in 2008. Also in her discography is the song "Tatapan Cinta," which appeared on the compilation soundtrack album of the film Coklat Stroberi.
Setya Novanto,colloquially referred to as Setnov,is an Indonesian former politician,presently serving a 15 year prison 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.
Airin Rachmi Diany is an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of South Tangerang from 2011 to 2021. She is also the aunt of Banten lieutenant governor Andika Hazrumy. She has led several initiatives to combat recruitment of people in her city by radical fundamentalist groups,including interfaith forums,with the support of Indonesia's central government. She also commissioned a canal project in order to prevent flooding on the Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road in February 2017.
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.
Ratu Bagus Hendra Bambang Wisanggeni Soerjaatmadja,M.B.A. is the 18th sultan of Banten who was crowned on December 11,2016 with the title of Sultan Syarif Muhammad ash-Shafiuddin Azmatkhan al-Husaini.
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.
Eni Maulani Saragih is an Indonesian politician who was a member of the People's Representative Council. She was first elected in the 2014 legislative election as a member of Golkar. She was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission in 2018,being accused of having accepted bribery,and was imprisoned until 2022.
Neneng Hassanah Yasin is an Indonesian politician who was the regent of Bekasi Regency,holding that position between 2012 and 2018.
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.
Eka Supria Atmaja was an Indonesian politician. He was Regent of Bekasi from 2019 to 2021. He died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
Djoko Munandar was an Indonesian politician who served as the first elected governor of Banten,serving between 2002 and 2005. His tenure ended following a graft investigation in 2005 and he was sentenced to two years in prison,although he was later found not guilty by the Supreme Court of Indonesia upon appeal.
Banten II is an electoral district in Indonesia which encompasses the cities of Serang and Cilegon,along with Serang Regency. It currently sends six members to the People's Representative Council.
Jan Samuel Maringka is an Indonesian prosecutor who served as the Inspector General of the Ministry of Agriculture from 2022 to 2023. Prior to his appointment in the ministry,Jan held various positions in the public prosecution service,including as the attorney general of Maluku from 2015 to 2017,attorney general of South Sulawesi in 2017,and the junior attorney general for intelligence from 2017 to 2020.
The 2024 Banten gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the Governor of Banten for a five-year term.
