Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest,West Sumatra to the west,and Jambi to the south. According to the 2020 census,Riau had a population of 6,394,087 across a land area of 87,023.66 square kilometres;the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 6,493,603. The province comprises ten regencies and two cities,with Pekanbaru serving as the capital and largest city.
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.
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.
Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat is an Indonesian politician who is the 8th governor of East Nusa Tenggara.
Ali Mazi is an Indonesian lawyer and politician who is the governor of Southeast Sulawesi.
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.
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.
Baso Amiruddin Maula was an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of Makassar between 1999 and 2004.
Arinal Djunaidi is an Indonesian politician and former civil servant who is the current Governor of Lampung.
Large-scale social restrictions or LSSR are currently in place in Indonesia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions are implemented by local government with the approval of the Ministry of Health. It includes measures such as closing public places,schools,restricting public transport,and limiting travel from and to the restricted areas. On 7 January 2021,the Ministry of Home Affairs decreed the rename of the measure in Java and Bali into the Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement or CARE.
Rohidin Mersyah is an Indonesian politician who has served as governor of Bengkulu since December 2018.
Rusdy Mastura is an Indonesian politician who is the governor of Central Sulawesi and was the mayor of the province's capital,Palu,between 2005 and 2015.
Syamsuar is an Indonesian politician who is the Governor of Riau. He has served in the post since 2019,and had previously served as Regent of Siak Regency between 2011 and 2019.
Wan Thamrin Hasyim is an Indonesian politician who served as the Governor of Riau between December 2018 and February 2019. Previously,he served as Vice Governor between 2017 and 2018,and was the first regent of Rokan Hilir Regency between 2001 and 2006.
Arsyadjuliandi Rachman is an Indonesian politician who is a member of the People's Representative Council and served as governor of Riau between 2016 and 2018. He was previously the province's vice-governor,although he acted in the governor's capacity following Annas Maamun's arrest in 2014.
Syahrial Oesman is an Indonesian politician currently of the Nasdem Party who served as the Governor of South Sumatra between 2003 and 2008 and previously as regent of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency between 2000 and 2003. After his gubernatorial term ended,he was convicted of bribery and was imprisoned for three years.
Annas Maamun is an Indonesian former politician presently 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 2021.
