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.
Uu Ruzhanul Ulum is an Indonesian politician who is the Vice Governor of West Java. Before,he served as regent of Tasikmalaya.
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.
Sunjaya Purwadisastra is an Indonesian politician from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) who was the regent of Cirebon Regency,West Java. First elected in 2013 and sworn in in 2014,he was reelected in the 2018 election and was arrested as a graft suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission before he was sworn in for his second term.
Nurdin Basirun is an Indonesian politician who had served as the governor of Riau Islands since May 2016 until July 2019. Before serving as governor,he was briefly vice governor,and had served ten years as the regent of Karimun. In 2019,he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission for receiving bribes.
Erzaldi Rosman Djohan is an Indonesian politician who has served as the governor of Bangka-Belitung Islands since 2017 to 2022. Prior to becoming governor,he was elected two times as the regent of Central Bangka Regency.
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 Indonesia’s House of Representatives,and before that he served 10 years as regent of Bintan Regency.
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.
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.
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.
Saleh Djasit is an Indonesian politician and military officer who served as the governor of Riau between 1998 and 2003,and as a member of the People's Representative Council from 1997 to 1998 and 2004 to 2008. He was also regent of Kampar Regency between 1986 and 1996. He was arrested and sentenced to four years in prison in 2008 for a corruption case,although he was released on parole after 2.5 years.
Wan Abubakar is an Indonesian politician who was a member of the People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2014. He also briefly served as governor of Riau in 2008. He served as the vice governor to Rusli Zainal since 2003,and when Zainal resigned in July 2008,Abubakar was elevated to governor for the rest of his term.
Gubernatorial election will be held on North Sumatra in 2024 alongside other local elections nationwide to elect the Governor of North Sumatra to a five-year term. The election will be held on 27 November 2024.
Al Haris is an Indonesian politician and bureaucrat who has served as the governor of Jambi since 2021. Before becoming governor,he was elected twice as regent of Merangin Regency,serving between 2013 and 2021. He was a civil servant in Jambi for over 20 years before entering politics.
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.
Marwan Hamami is an Indonesian politician of the Golkar party who has served as the regent of Sukabumi Regency,West Java since 2016. He was previously vice regent of Sukabumi between 2005 and 2010.
Sanusi is an Indonesian politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle who has served as the regent of Malang Regency in East Java since 2018. He was previously vice regent between 2016 and 2018,when the regent Rendra Kresna was arrested. Between 1999 and 2014,he served in the regency's legislature as a member of the National Awakening Party.
The 2024 Riau gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of Riau for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.
Ahmad Muhdlor Ali,popularly known as Gus Muhdlor,is an Indonesian politician formerly of the National Awakening Party who served as the regent of Sidoarjo Regency,East Java from 2021 to 2024. He was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission in May 2024 under suspicion of corruption.
