Aptripel Tumimomor (April 3, 1966 – April 2, 2020) was an Indonesian politician, businessman and engineer. He served as the

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, in

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, from February 17, 2016, until his

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on April 2, 2020, from

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Biography

Aptripel Tumimomor was born on April 3, 1966, in Kolonodale,

. He was a member of the , who are native to the present-day North Morowali Regency in

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. His parents, Hendrik Tumimomor Kamesi and Maligene Damantora Lande, were teachers. Tumimomor was a descendant of Mokole Ede Kamesi, known by the royal title Datu Ri Tana VIII (King Mori), who ruled the small in central Sulawesi from 1907 until 1928. Tumimomor attended elementary school in village and high school in

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. He then completed a degree in

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from (UKIP) in

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. He also obtained his

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from Paulus Christian University as well.

Career

Tumimomor owned several businesses, including

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s in

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s in

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, and a

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. He also became a lecturer at his alma mater, Paulus Christian University of Indonesia (UKIP). In February 2016, Aptripel Tumimomor was elected Regent of North Morowali in the regional election, while his

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, Asrar Abdul Samad, a former Deputy Speaker of the North Morowali People's Representative Council from 2004 to 2009, was elected Vice Regent of North Morowali. Tumimomor and Samad won the election with 1,949 votes, or 25.13%, and defeated four other candidates. Regent Tumimomor and Vice Regent Samad were sworn into office on February 17, 2016, by Central Sulawesi Governor

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. In March 2020, Tumimomor supported a proposal by the Mori tribe to have King Mori Mokole Marunduh named a

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. Before his illness, Aptripel Tumimomor planned to seek re-election for a second term as North Morowali regent in 2020. Tumimomor became ill in late March 2020. He was initially treated at Kolonadale General Hospital in North Morowali before being transferred to

on April 1, 2020, as his health continued to deteriorate. The next day, Aptripel Tumimomor died at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital in Makassar on April 2, 2020, at the age of 53. A rapid test for coronavirus conducted in Kolonadale initially came back as negative. However, a second

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test given in the Makassar hospital later confirmed that Tumimomor was positive for COVID-19, but those results were not confirmed until April 4, two days after his death. He was survived by his wife, HO Liliana, and their three children - Andhyka Haryanto, Arlyn Stevani, and Arfan Irvanoff. Aptripel Tumimomor was buried at a

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for civil servants in

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. Officials conducted the burial using

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safety precautions, including

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s, masks, and plastic wrap.

References

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