Arsyadjuliandi Rachman (born 8 July 1960) is an Indonesian politician who is a member of the

People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...

and served as governor of

Riau 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. Accord ...

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.

Early life and education

Rachman was born on 8 July 1960 in

Pekanbaru Pekanbaru is the capital of Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra, Sumatra Island. Its name is derived from the Malay language, Malay words for 'new market' ('pekan' is market and 'baru' is new). ...

, as the fifth of ten children of Abdul Rachman Syafei, the owner of a bus transport company. He completed primary school in Pekanbaru before moving to

Bukittinggi Bukittinggi ( min, Bukiktinggi, Jawi: , formerly nl, Fort de Kock) is the third largest city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of 111,312 in 2010 and 121,028 in 2020, and an area of 25.24 km2. It is in the Minangkabau Highlands ...

and later

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to pursue higher education. Between 1980 and 1985, he studied at

Sebelas Maret University Sebelas Maret University ( id, Universitas Sebelas Maret'';'' it is colloquially known as UNS or UNS Solo) is an Indonesian public university in the suburban area of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It was officially founded on March 11, 197 ...

Surakarta Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoh ...

, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture, then a

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between 1986 and 1987.

Career

In 2009, he was appointed deputy chairman of the

Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( id, Kamar Dagang dan Industri Indonesia) or KADIN is an association of business organisations in Indonesia. Members of this organisation consist of entrepreneurs or a combination of national busin ...

(KADIN), having previously been the chairman of

Aceh Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...

's Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He ran as the running mate of Annas Maamun in the 2013 Riau gubernatorial election, the pair winning with 60.75% of votes after a runoff election. In October 2014, he was appointed as acting governor following Maamun's arrest for bribery charges. He was appointed as full governor on 25 May 2016. He contested the 2018 gubernatorial election, but lost to

Syamsuar Syamsuar (born 8 June 1954) 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. Early life Syamsuar was born on 8 June 1954 in t ...

. He resigned on 20 September 2018 in order to run as candidate for the

in the 2019 legislative election. Rachman proceeded to win a seat representing Riau's 1st electoral district after winning 31,854 votes.

References

{{Governors of Riau Living people Governors of Riau People from Pekanbaru 1960 births Indonesian businesspeople Golkar politicians Members of the People's Representative Council, 2019