Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
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| Basuki Tjahaja Purnama 鍾萬學 |
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| 17th Governor of Jakarta | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2014 On Leave from 28 October 2016 Acting: 1 June – 22 July 2014 and 16 October – 19 November 2014 |
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| Deputy | Djarot Saiful Hidayat |
| Preceded by | Joko Widodo |
| Vice Governor of Jakarta | |
| In office 15 October 2012 – 19 November 2014 |
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| Governor | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Prijanto |
| Succeeded by | Djarot Saiful Hidayat |
| Member of the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 26 April 2012 |
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| Constituency | Bangka Belitung |
| 3rd Regent of East Belitung | |
| In office 3 August 2005 – 22 December 2006 |
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| Deputy | Khairul Efendi |
| Preceded by | Usman Saleh |
| Succeeded by | Khairul Efendi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1966 Manggar, Belitung, Indonesia |
| Political party | Independent (September 2014–present) Gerindra (2012–2014) Golkar (2008–2012) PPIB (2004–2008) |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica Tan |
| Relations | Indra Tjahaja Purnama (father) Buniarti Ningsih (mother) |
| Children | Nicholas Sean Purnama Nathania Berniece Daud Albeenner |
| Alma mater | Trisakti University STIE Prasetiya Mulya |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| Website | ahok.org |
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (EYD: Basuki Cahaya Purnama, Chinese: 鍾萬學; Tjung Ban Hok; pinyin: Zhōng Wànxué;[1] born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian politician serving as the 17th Governor of Jakarta since 14 November 2014 after his team mate Governor Joko Widodo was elected President. Basuki was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on 18 November 2014.[2] He is well known by his Hakka Chinese nickname, Ahok (Chinese: 阿學).
Basuki was also a Komisi II Indonesian People's Representative Council member for the 2009–2014 office term. However, he resigned from the position in 2012 to run for Vice Governor of Jakarta. Previously he is Regent of East Belitung.[3]
Basuki is the second governor with Chinese ancestry and the second Christian governor of Jakarta, following Henk Ngantung, who was governor during the period 1964–65.[4][5]
Personal life[edit]
Early life[edit]
Basuki was born on 29 June 1966 and grew up in Manggar, East Belitung. He is the first son of his mother Buniarti Ningsih (Boen Nen Tjauw) and his father, the late Indra Tjahaja Purnama (Tjoeng Kiem Nam).[6] Basuki has three siblings, Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, Fifi Lety, and Harry Basuki.
Education[edit]
Basuki attended Trisakti University majoring in Mineral Resources & Technology. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering in 1989 and returned to his hometown in Belitung to build a company which dealt in mining contracts.
After two years working in the company, he decided to pursue master's degree in Financial Management at Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Jakarta. He graduated as a Master of Business Administration (MBA).[7]
Political career[edit]
Early involvement with politics[edit]
Basuki entered politics in his home region of Belitung. He ran in the 2005 East Belitung regent election with Khairul Effendi as his running mate and was elected as regent with 37.13% of the vote.
2007 Bangka-Belitung gubernatorial election and book[edit]
Basuki resigned from his position as East Belitung regent on 11 December 2006 in order to run in the 2007 Bangka-Belitung gubernatorial election then failed.
Parliamentary career[edit]
In 2009, Basuki was elected to the House of Representatives, as a Golkar politician. He was elected with 119,232 votes [8] and was assigned to the Second Commission.[9] In 2011, he created a controversy during a visit to his local constituency. He was recorded by the local media condemning local tin mining businesses for causing environmental damage even He himself operating a mining at Gunung Nayo while still on a name of Basuki Indra.[10]
Jakarta's deputy governor[edit]
In 2011, Basuki considered campaigning for Jakarta governor as an independent. However, he decided not to run as he was pessimistic about his chances of getting 250 thousand signatures, the requirement for running as an independent gubernatorial candidate in Jakarta.[11] He then ran with Joko Widodo in the 2012 election as Widodo's running mate. Jokowi and Basuki won 1.847.157 (42,60%) votes in the first round, and 2.472.130 (53,82%) in the second round, defeating incumbernt governor Fauzi Bowo.[12][13] The ticket was nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (PDI-P) and the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra).[14]
On 10 September 2014, Basuki left Gerindra due to a dispute on a proposed bill on regional elections. Since then he has been politically unaffiliated.
Governorship[edit]
When Joko Widodo took a temporary leave from his post as Jakarta governor to run for President, Basuki became the acting Governor of Jakarta from 1 June 2014. Following Jokowi's victory, he succeeded him as governor and was sworn into office on 18 November 2014.
2017 Jakarta Special Capital Region gubernatorial election[edit]
Basuki initially had declared to run for 2017 Jakarta Special Capital Region gubernatorial election as an independent candidate with Teman Ahok, a group of volunteers responsible for collecting over one million identity cards, representing over one million supporters required by Indonesian law to be eligible to run from an independent ticket. Due to a new state regulation that struck the independent candidate requirements to run for gubernatorial election, Teman Ahok failed to verify all of the IDs collected. Ahok then is set to run from a political party ticket with three political parties who declared endorsements earlier in 2016 leaving Teman Ahok abandoned.[15] The parties are Golkar, People's Conscience Party, and Nasdem Party. The decision has let Teman Ahok to be disappointed considering Ahok's promise to prefer abandoning the election rather than leaving Teman Ahok.[16]
Controversies[edit]
He has often been criticised by opposing parties for being too direct and unfiltered with his words, though it is a quality that has also endeared him to his supporters.
Profanity on live television[edit]
Basuki has been under scrutiny from the Indonesia Broadcast Commission (KPI) following a live Kompas TV interview on 17 March 2015 regarding a dispute on the regional budget of that year, where he had thrown the expletive "tahi" (Indonesian: "Shit") several times while criticizing the issue of corruption in the budget. The interviewer had reminded him to tone down the language used on TV, but Basuki had dismissed him.[17] The KPI subsequently ordered a three-day suspension of the program on the channel[18] and has categorised Ahok's act as a part of the seven dirty words.[19] Basuki meanwhile made an apology for the incident, explaining that he "could no longer hold it in" through a statement on Twitter.[17]
Quran blaspheming allegations[edit]
On 4 November 2016, hundreds of thousands of Muslims staged a large protest in front of the State Palace (Istana Negara) demanding that Ahok be apprehended by police for allegedly blaspheming the Quran. This protest is related to a video of a speech in a visit of his in the Thousand Islands that has brought about the allegations and went viral among the nation.[20] Ahok had supposedly said in the video that people should not be deceived by those using Surat Al-Ma'ida verse 51 to not elect non-Muslims as their leaders.
On 16 November, Ahok was named a suspect of blaspheming the Quran by Indonesia law, during his campaign visit for Jakarta's 2017 Gubernatorial Election.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Asal Mula Basuki Tjahaja Dipanggil Ahok" (in Indonesian). Tempo. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Ahok becomes Jakarta governor today". The Jakarta Post. 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Siapa Ahok?" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "An Ethnic Chinese Christian, Breaking Barriers in Indonesia". The New York Times. 22 November 2014.
- ^ Jakarta Could Be Getting Its First Ethnically Chinese Governor
- ^ "Profil Basuki Tjahaja Purnama". Merdeka. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Siapa Ahok?" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Wajah DPR dan DPD, 2009-2014: latar belakang pendidikan dan karier, Penerbit Buku Kompas, 2010, page 171
- ^ Daftar Komisi II DPR RI, Okezone, 29 October 2009
- ^ [1], Jakartasatu.com, 1 August 2014
- ^ "A Hok Pesimis Lolos Cagub Independen DKI Jakarta | Megapolitan". Beritasatu.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ Kompas Cyber Media (2012-07-19). "Jokowi-Ahok Pemenang Pilkada Putaran Pertama - Kompas.com". Megapolitan.kompas.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ Kompas Cyber Media (2012-09-28). "Jokowi-Basuki Menangi Pilkada DKI Putaran II - Kompas.com". Megapolitan.kompas.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Jokowi, Ahok take a Kopaja to KPUD". The Jakarta Post. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Ahok to Run With Political Parties in Jakarta Governor Race". JakartaGlobe. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Ahok thanks Teman Ahok for support, promises loyalty". Jakarta Post. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Basuki Apologizes for Offensive Language on Live TV Broadcast". Detik.com. 20 March 2015 – via The Jakarta Globe.
- ^ Ezra Sihite (24 March 2015). "KPI Beri Sanksi ke "Kompas TV" atas Wawancara Ahok". Beritasatu.com (in Indonesian).
- ^ Awaludin (20 March 2015). "KPI: Ucapan Kotor Ahok Kategori Seven Dirty Word". News Okezone. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Nurul Fitri Ramadhani (14 November 2016). "Parties fear backlash over Ahok's blasphemy case begins". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Callistasia (16 November 2016). "Ahok named suspect in blasphemy case". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joko Widodo |
Governor of Jakarta 2014–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Usman Saleh (Acting Regent) |
Regent of East Belitung 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Khairul Efendi |
