Ahmad Kanedi (born 24 December 1961) is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the

Regional Representative Council The Regional Representative Council ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DPD; alternatively translatable as the House of Regions or the House of Regional Representatives or the Senate of Indonesia), is one of two parliamentary chambers in Indonesia ...

, representing Bengkulu. He was the mayor of the city of Bengkulu between 2007 and 2012.

Career

Kanedi was born in Bengkulu on 24 December 1961 and he studied law at the

University of Bengkulu University of Bengkulu ( id, Universitas Bengkulu) is a public university in Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia. It was established on 24 April 1982. Its current rector is Ridwan Nurazi. Schools The university has 7 faculties: # School of Agriculture ...

, obtaining his master's degree from there. He is of Minangkabau descent. Between 1999 and 2002, he served as a legislator in Bengkulu's Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD). He won in Bengkulu city's mayoral election in 2007. However, he lost his 2012 reelection to

Helmi Hasan Helmi Hasan (born 29 November 1979) is an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party who is the mayor of the city of Bengkulu. Early life Hasan was born in Lampung on 1979 as the youngest of six children, and he went to high school in ...

, winning 70,812 (48.54%) votes. He ran as a senator representing Bengkulu in the 2014 legislative election and secured a seat, winning the most votes among other senatorial candidates from the province. Kanedi was suspect in a graft case, but his suspect status was cancelled in 2015. Kanedi was reelected for a second term in the 2019 election. He ran for a third term in

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, but failed to win a seat.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanedi, Ahmad 1961 births Living people Mayors and regents of places in Bengkulu People from Bengkulu Members of the Regional Representative Council Members of the Bengkulu Regional House of Representatives Minangkabau people Mayors of places in Indonesia University of Bengkulu alumni