The Prosperous Justice Party,frequently abbreviated to PKS,is an Islamist political party in Indonesia.
The Justice and Unity Party formerly known as Indonesian Justice and Unity Party is a political party in Indonesia.
Muhammad Hatta Rajasa is an Indonesian politician who served as the Coordinating Minister for the Economy of Indonesia from 22 October 2009 to 13 May 2014. A member of the National Mandate Party (PAN),he previously served as Minister Secretary of State (2007–2009),Minister of Transportation (2004–2007),and Minister of State for Research and Technology (2001–2004). He was also general Prabowo Subianto's running mate in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election,with the ticket being backed by a number of parties,including the Gerindra party,National Mandate Party,Prosperous Justice Party,United Development Party,the Crescent Star Party and Golkar.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in Indonesia face legal challenges and prejudices not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Traditional social norms disapprove of homosexuality and gender transitioning,which impacts public policy. Indonesian same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for any of the legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples. Most parts of Indonesia do not have a sodomy law,and the country does not currently prohibit non-commercial,private and consensual sexual activity between members of the same-sex,yet there is no specific Indonesian law that protects the LGBT community against discrimination and hate crimes. In Aceh,homosexuality is illegal under Islamic Sharia law and it is punishable by flogging or imprisonment. Indonesia does not recognize same-sex marriage.
Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin,commonly known as Mahfud MD,is an Indonesian politician,and legal academic who served as the 14th Coordinating Minister for Political,Legal,and Security Affairs of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. He also previously served as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia,member of the People's Representative Council,Minister of Defense,and Minister of Law and Human Rights.
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil,alternatively Kang Emil or RK,is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java,the largest province of Indonesia. He was also the mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. As an architect,he designed iconic structures in Indonesia and other countries in Asia with his Urbane architectural firm and lectured at the Department of Architecture,Bandung Institute of Technology.
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.
The Islamic Defenders Front was an Indonesian hardline Islamist organization founded in 1998 by Muhammad Rizieq Shihab with backing from military and political figures. Since 2015,Ahmad Shabri Lubis has been the organization's leader,while Rizieq Shihab holds the title of Grand Imam of the FPI for life. The FPI originally positioned itself as an Islamic religious police,mostly by conducting illegal and unauthorized vigilante operations. It also acted as an Islamist pressure group with prominent social media activism and mass mobilizations against pro-government activists,ethnic Chinese,Christian minority,as well as liberal and reformist politicians.
#2019GantiPresiden was a Twitter hashtag and social media campaign in which Indonesian users shared their disapproval towards the Joko Widodo presidency. The main purpose of this campaign was a constitutional effort to replace the current president in the 2019 general election. The hashtag went viral after it was used by Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Mardani Ali Sera on Twitter. In English,the term "Ganti Presiden" literally translates to "Replace the President."
Edy Rahmayadi is an Indonesian politician and former general who served as the governor of North Sumatra between 2018 and 2023. He is a former lieutenant general in the Indonesian Army,commanding Kostrad between 2015 and 2018. Additionally,he was also chairman of PSSI between 2016 and 2019.
Adang Daradjatun is an Indonesian politician and former police general who currently serves as a member of the People's Representative Council.
Ahmad Syaikhu is an Indonesian politician who is currently President of the Prosperous Justice Party. He served as the vice mayor of Bekasi between 2013 and 2018 as the deputy of Rahmat Effendi.
Mohamad Nasir is an Indonesian politician and professor. He served as Minister of Research,Technology and Higher Education in the Working Cabinet between 2014 and 2019. He was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 27 October 2014,replacing Gusti Muhammad Hatta. He was rector-elect of Diponegoro University in Indonesia and was supposed to be sworn in on 18 December 2014.
Nurhajizah Marpaung is an Indonesian retired military officer and politician who became the Vice Governor of North Sumatra from 2017 until 2018. Her last position in the military was as the General Counsel of the Ministry of Defense. She unsuccessfully ran for Regent of Asahan in 2015 and 2020.
The 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 to elect both the governor and vice-governor of Jakarta for a five-year term. The election will be held as part of local elections for governors,regents,and mayors across Indonesia.
Edy Mulyadi is an Indonesian senior journalist currently active at Forum News Network (FNN),notable for criticizing Indonesia's planned new capital city,Nusantara by using inappropriate words in late January 2022. He is also currently a cadre of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS),and he was originally elected to the 2019 Indonesian legislative election as a DPR candidate but failed for insufficient votes.
Mardani,often known as Mardani Ali Sera,is an Indonesian academic and politician of the Prosperous Justice Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives,having served since 2017,and between 2011–2014. He is also known for initiating the #2019GantiPresiden movement during the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.
Nevi Zuairina is an Indonesian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) since 2019.
